timekeepEtymologyFrom time + keep, or possibly back-formation from timekeeping.timekeep means A timekeeper; someone or something that timekeeps. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.nounA timekeeper; someone or something that timekeeps.“A timekeep gave us our cards and our badges and told us where to punch in and then let out a yell for Johnson, our straw boss.”verbTo keep track of and/or enforce any restrictions on the time; keep time.“Thus, the difficulty retarded persons experience with focusing and/or maintaining their attention toward a relevant stimulus dimension (Fisher & Zeaman, 1973) may well hinder their ability to timekeep and predict temporal intervals.”