keep time

ritim tutmak, ritme uymak

Müziğin ritmine veya başkalarının hareketlerine uyarak düzenli hareket etmek, alkışlamak ya da vurarak ritim tutmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move, clap, or tap regularly with the beat of music or other people’s movements.

• Clap your hands to keep time.
• He kept time with the music by tapping his foot.
• The dancers struggled to keep time with each other.

Nasıl kullanılır: keep time with something (The children kept time with the music.); keep time by doing something (She kept time by tapping her foot.)

Eş anlamlılar: follow the beat

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep time, keep time together

doğru zamanı göstermek

Bir saatin doğru zamanı göstermesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If a clock or watch does this, it shows the correct time.

• Does your watch keep time?
• This old clock still keeps time well.
• My watch stopped keeping time accurately after it fell.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep time well, keep time accurately, keep time badly

tempo tutmak, tempoyu belirlemek

Müzisyenlere çalarken izleyebilecekleri düzenli bir tempo vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To give musicians a steady beat to follow while they play.

• The drummer keeps time for us.
• The conductor kept time with small movements of her hand.
• Who will keep time while the musicians practise?

Nasıl kullanılır: keep time for someone/something (The drummer keeps time for the band.)

Eş anlamlılar: set the beat, beat time

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep time, keep time steadily

süre tutmak

Bir etkinliğin veya olayın ne kadar sürdüğünü ölçmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To measure how long an activity or event lasts.

• Please keep time for this race.
• She kept time with a stopwatch.
• An official keeps time during each round of the contest.

Nasıl kullanılır: keep time for something (Could you keep time for the next race?)

Eş anlamlılar: time, measure time

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep time, keep time accurately

tarifeye uymak

Ulaşım araçlarının tarifede belirtilen saatlerde gelip gitmesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To arrive and leave at the times shown in a timetable.

• These trains rarely keep time.
• The morning bus kept time despite the snow.
• Can the new service keep time during rush hour?

Eş anlamlılar: run on time, stay on schedule

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep time, keep time reliably