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Значение идиомы keep time
[keep time] {v. phr.} 1. To show the right time.
My watch hasnot kept good time since I dropped it.
2. To keep the beat; keep thesame rhythm; keep in step.
Many people are surprised at how welldeaf people keep time with the music when they dance.
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