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kept good time

kept good time is the simple past and past participle 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 kept good time

What is kept good time the simple past and past participle of?
Kept good time is the simple past and past participle of keep good time.

Words near kept good time in the dictionary

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

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