time-takern.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmˌteɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmˌteɪkər/

Forms: see time n., int., and conj. and taker n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., taker n.

Etymology: < time n. + taker n. With sense 1 compare to take one's (own) time at take v. Phrases 3f(b) and temporizer n. 2.

†1. A person who waits for the right or opportune time to do something; (sometimes) a temporizer, a delayer. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > temporizing or trimming > temporizer or trimmer

Jack of both sides1554

mongrela1555

timeling1554

temporizer1555

time-taker1576

politique1581

time-server1583

time-pleaser1590

time observer1594

temporist1596

please-time1606

timist1614

timorist?1623

trimmer1682

Vicar of Bray1725

timer1842

1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Gii^v See how the time takers their fact doth repent Who no time will spare in pleasing their will.

1581 A. Gilby Pleasaunt Dialogue sig. F^v O ye time takers, & time waiters, which can finde no time to doe well.

a1656 R. Gordon Geneal. Hist. Earldom of Sutherland (1813) 325 That tyme-takers wold be now easalie decerned from true freinds.

2. A person who measures or records the time taken by something. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > one who notes or measures time

timer1648

timekeeper1807

time-taker1844

1844 Era 20 Oct. 4/3 A time-taker of the hours of labor was wrung from our rulers.

1870 Field May 108/2 A little army of time-takers prepared to find the pea by comparing the time of the two boats.

1901 C. Moffett Careers of Danger 402 They struck frost on the rails and the speed dropped, while the time-takers studied their stop-watches with serious faces.

1910 H. Diemer Factory Organization & Admin. xviii. 185 It is necessary that the time-taker or the foreman be on the spot to stamp the clock card at the instant of changing jobs.

2008 R. R. Hoffman & L. G. Militello Perspectives Cognitive Task Anal. iii. 36 The Reich Committee for Work Study trained thousands of ‘time takers’ who would go into various industries..to conduct efficiency analysis.

3. Something which takes up a lot of time; a time-consuming task, process, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > spending time > [noun] > something that occupies time

time-waster1631

time-taker1890

time suck1991

1890 Ann. Rep. School Comm. New Bedford (Mass.) 64 The issuing of certificates from the office and evening schools assumed for a time formidable proportions, and is a constant time-taker.

1917 Market Growers Jrnl. 1 Feb. 40/1 This process is a woeful time taker.

1952 Observer 13 Apr. 6/4 It may be a bit of a time-taker for busy people.

2001 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 1 Dec. l3 Vanity is a bad thing in that self-absorption is a time taker.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time-taker
释义	time-takern. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmˌteɪkə/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌteɪkər/ Forms: see time n., int., and conj. and taker n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., taker n. Etymology: < time n. + taker n. With sense 1 compare to take one's (own) time at take v. Phrases 3f(b) and temporizer n. 2. †1. A person who waits for the right or opportune time to do something; (sometimes) a temporizer, a delayer. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > temporizing or trimming > temporizer or trimmer Jack of both sides1554 mongrela1555 timeling1554 temporizer1555 time-taker1576 politique1581 time-server1583 time-pleaser1590 time observer1594 temporist1596 please-time1606 timist1614 timorist?1623 trimmer1682 Vicar of Bray1725 timer1842 1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Gii^v See how the time takers their fact doth repent Who no time will spare in pleasing their will. 1581 A. Gilby Pleasaunt Dialogue sig. F^v O ye time takers, & time waiters, which can finde no time to doe well. a1656 R. Gordon Geneal. Hist. Earldom of Sutherland (1813) 325 That tyme-takers wold be now easalie decerned from true freinds. 2. A person who measures or records the time taken by something. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > one who notes or measures time timer1648 timekeeper1807 time-taker1844 1844 Era 20 Oct. 4/3 A time-taker of the hours of labor was wrung from our rulers. 1870 Field May 108/2 A little army of time-takers prepared to find the pea by comparing the time of the two boats. 1901 C. Moffett Careers of Danger 402 They struck frost on the rails and the speed dropped, while the time-takers studied their stop-watches with serious faces. 1910 H. Diemer Factory Organization & Admin. xviii. 185 It is necessary that the time-taker or the foreman be on the spot to stamp the clock card at the instant of changing jobs. 2008 R. R. Hoffman & L. G. Militello Perspectives Cognitive Task Anal. iii. 36 The Reich Committee for Work Study trained thousands of ‘time takers’ who would go into various industries..to conduct efficiency analysis. 3. Something which takes up a lot of time; a time-consuming task, process, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > [noun] > something that occupies time time-waster1631 time-taker1890 time suck1991 1890 Ann. Rep. School Comm. New Bedford (Mass.) 64 The issuing of certificates from the office and evening schools assumed for a time formidable proportions, and is a constant time-taker. 1917 Market Growers Jrnl. 1 Feb. 40/1 This process is a woeful time taker. 1952 Observer 13 Apr. 6/4 It may be a bit of a time-taker for busy people. 2001 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 1 Dec. l3 Vanity is a bad thing in that self-absorption is a time taker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1576
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