keep time

kiːp taɪm
kept time
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Translation of keep time from English into Dutch

Verbal expression

1.

synchronize movements

move in sync with a rhythm
  • The dancers keep time with the music.De dansers liepen in de pas met de muziek.
2.

timepiece accuracy

show the correct time consistently
  • This old clock still keeps time perfectly.Deze oude klok loopt nog steeds perfect op tijd.
3.

timekeeping

measure the passage of time accurately
  • The stopwatch is used to keep time during the race.De stopwatch wordt gebruikt om de tijd bij te houden tijdens de race.
4.

maintain schedule

follow a planned schedule
op schema blijven zich aan de dienstregeling houden
  • The train must keep time to avoid delays.De trein moet op schema blijven om vertragingen te voorkomen.
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Synonyms and analogies of keep time in English

Examples of keep time in a sentence

  • Marching bands must keep time to maintain formation.
  • My wristwatch doesn't keep time well anymore.
  • The antique grandfather clock keeps time with surprising accuracy.
  • The clock must keep time precisely.
  • Musicians need to keep time with the conductor.
  • The ferry rarely keeps time in winter.

Translations of "keep time" in Context ordered by category and frequency

houden de tijd

But they keep time well, and their appeal is universal.

Maar ze houden de tijd uitermate goed bij, en hun aantrekkingskracht is universeel.

tijd bijhouden

Someone needs to keep time.

Iemand moet de tijd bijhouden.

maat houden

We can't keep time without the drums, man!

We kunnen geen maat houden zonder drums, man!

tijd bij te houden

OK, help us keep time.

Oké, help ons met de tijd bij te houden.

houden met de tijd

'It was all we could do to keep pace, keep time, 'keep abreast of so much change.' Sister!

Het was alles wat we konden doen om gelijke tred te houden met de tijd, 'Om op de hoogte te blijven van zo veel verandering.' Zuster!

lopen

If your watch has been properly wound, it should keep time that is consistent with other timepieces.

Als je horloge goed is opgewonden, hoort het gelijk te lopen met andere uurwerken.

Zorg dat de tijd

Keep time from moving!

Zorg dat de tijd niet beweegt.

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keep time: Examples and translations in context

We keep time now for the many who can't.

We houden de tijd nu bij voor zei die het niet kunnen.

You see because these clocks they keep time safe.

Weet je, deze klokken houden de tijd veilig.

Quartz crystals keep time better than any other substance that we have on the planet.

Houdt de tijd beter dan elke stof op aarde.

Atomic clocks are far different to other chronometers; a normal watch or clock will keep time fairly accurately but will lose second or two each day.

Atoomklokken zijn heel anders dan andere chronometers; een normaal horloge of klok houdt de tijd vrij nauwkeurig, maar verliest elke dag twee of twee seconden.

Will keep time for 5 years or more

Houdt de tijd bij voor ca. 5 jaar

They are millions of times more accurate than digital clocks and can keep time for hundreds of millions of years without losing as much as a second.

Ze zijn miljoenen keer nauwkeuriger dan digitale klokken en kunnen honderden miljoenen jaren lang de tijd bijhouden zonder een seconde te verliezen.

There's nothing to keep time to.

lk kan geen maat houden op die muziek.

She just can't keep time.

Maar zij kan geen maat houden.

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