"time keep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: time keeps [present, singular, third-person], time keeping [participle, present], time kept [participle, past], time kept [past]
Etymology: time + keep Etymology templates: {{com|en|time|keep}} time + keep Head templates: {{en-verb|time keep<,,kept>}} time keep (third-person singular simple present time keeps, present participle time keeping, simple past and past participle time kept)
  1. Alternative form of timekeep Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: timekeep Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-time_keep-en-verb-TiRSx5sA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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