keep time
idiom
1
of a watch or clock
: to show the correct time
My watch keeps good/perfect time.
2
music
: to perform music at the correct speed
Among other things, the conductor helps the orchestra keep time (to the music).
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So, nuclear transitions could theoretically offer a much more exact way to keep time compared to the electron.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Atomic clocks keep time by counting the vibrations of certain atoms, which are extremely regular.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
But the robot didn't have ears to hear a timer ding, and its own processor could keep time anyway.
—David Berreby, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, these early clocks were lousy timekeepers, their ability to keep time deteriorating along with the battery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Atomic clocks keep time by counting the vibrations of certain atoms, which are extremely regular.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
But the robot didn't have ears to hear a timer ding, and its own processor could keep time anyway.
—David Berreby, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, these early clocks were lousy timekeepers, their ability to keep time deteriorating along with the battery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Keep time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20time. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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