keep good time

1. To tell the correct time. Said of a watch, clock, or other such timepiece. Even after all these years, my grandfather's pocket watch still keeps good time.

2. To tend to be prompt and on time. Don't worry, he keeps good time. If he said he'd be here at 6 sharp, then that's when we'll see him.

3. To be able to maintain a consistent rhythm in accompaniment to music. She has a wonderful voice, but she sadly doesn't keep good time at all.

keep good time

[for a watch or clock] to be accurate. I have to return my watch to the store because it doesn't keep good time. Mine keeps good time.

See also: good, keep, time

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

What time have you got?
on the bird
watch out
on someone’s watch
watch it
Watch it!
keep (close) watch for (someone or something)
flop
keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something
keep watch on

References in periodicals archive

"A Rolex watch for pounds 20 is just not going to be real, and anyway how long is it going to last - is it going to keep good time or just going to be a showpiece?"

Don't fall for a cheap imitation Christmas

Compared to the potential disaster of half the world's computers being stuck in a 20th century time warp, not being able to keep good time if they did didn't seem such a big problem.

Has your PC been hit by the time travel bug?

词组	keep good time
释义	keep good time keep good time 1. To tell the correct time. Said of a watch, clock, or other such timepiece. Even after all these years, my grandfather's pocket watch still keeps good time. 2. To tend to be prompt and on time. Don't worry, he keeps good time. If he said he'd be here at 6 sharp, then that's when we'll see him. 3. To be able to maintain a consistent rhythm in accompaniment to music. She has a wonderful voice, but she sadly doesn't keep good time at all. See also: good, keep, time Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. keep good time [for a watch or clock] to be accurate. I have to return my watch to the store because it doesn't keep good time. Mine keeps good time. See also: good, keep, time McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: What time have you got? on the bird watch out on someone’s watch watch it Watch it! keep (close) watch for (someone or something) flop keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something keep watch on References in periodicals archive "A Rolex watch for pounds 20 is just not going to be real, and anyway how long is it going to last - is it going to keep good time or just going to be a showpiece?" Don't fall for a cheap imitation Christmas Compared to the potential disaster of half the world's computers being stuck in a 20th century time warp, not being able to keep good time if they did didn't seem such a big problem. Has your PC been hit by the time travel bug?
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