timekeeping

adjective

the action or fact of registering the passage of time (as by a clock); the extent to which this is done well; the science of keeping time

Etymology: From time + keeping.

The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
The quality of being punctual, keeping to a set time.
“Timekeeping is better than on many Irish main lines; indeed, such delays as do occur are often attributable to late running of the Dublin-Sligo trains.”
“As already indicated, timekeeping is very poor. Point-to-point times are not kept, even with a clear road, and whilst fast running has never been a feature of the route because of the large number of junctions and speed restrictions, this Sunday night lethargy is hard to explain.”

Etymology: From time + keeping.