keep time

リズムに合わせる、拍子を取る

音楽の拍子や他の人の動きに合わせて、動いたり手をたたいたりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： follow the beat

よく使う表現： keep time, keep time together

正確な時刻を示す

時計が正しい時刻を示す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： keep time well, keep time accurately, keep time badly

拍子を取る、テンポを刻む

演奏者が合わせられるように、一定の拍子を示す。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： keep time for someone/something (The drummer keeps time for the band.)

類義語： set the beat, beat time

よく使う表現： keep time, keep time steadily

時間を計る

活動や出来事にかかる時間を計る。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： keep time for something (Could you keep time for the next race?)

類義語： time, measure time

よく使う表現： keep time, keep time accurately

時刻表どおりに運行する

交通機関が時刻表に示された時間に到着し、出発する。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： run on time, stay on schedule

よく使う表現： keep time, keep time reliably