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keeping good time

keeping good time is the present participle and gerund of keep good time.

Meaning of keep good time

Verb

keep good time (third-person singular simple present keeps good time, present participle keeping good time, simple past and past participle kept good time)

  1. (idiomatic) To be punctual.
  2. (literally) To accurately record time.

Questions about keeping good time

What is keeping good time the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping good time is the present participle and gerund of keep good time.

Words near keeping good time in the dictionary

  1. keeping count
  2. keeping down
  3. keeping faith
  4. keeping from
  5. keeping going
  6. keeping good time
  7. keeping house
  8. keeping in
  9. keeping in mind
  10. keeping in with
  11. keeping it 100

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