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keeps good time

keeps good time is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 keeps good time

What is keeps good time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps good time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep good time.

Words near keeps good time in the dictionary

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

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