keep time

1. To measure time.

2. To indicate the time correctly (of a timepiece).

   How well does this old watch keep time?

3. To make any regular rhythmical movements at the same time with others.

   He couldn't carry a tune in a wheelbarrow, but he keeps time like a damn machine.

4. To control the beat or rhythm of a song played by a music group.

   Isn't one of the conductor's main jobs to keep time?

5. To maintain a schedule set out in a timetable. (e.g. of a train)

1. My watch keeps very good time.

   deMeine Uhr geht sehr genau. — kolonjano

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2. My watch doesn't keep good time.

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3. The watch you gave me doesn't keep time.

   ruЧасы, которые ты мне дал, идут неправильно. — Tretiz

   deDie Uhr, die du mir gegeben hast, geht falsch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Tom can't keep time.

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5. My watch keeps good time.

   ruМои часы показывают точное время. — Selena777

   deMeine Uhr geht genau. — xtofu80

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