'time sheet
noun [c] (HR) a piece of paper on which the number of hours that sb has worked is recorded: Assistants' hours should be recorded on a time sheet and signed by their manager.to complete/fill in/fill out/keep/submit a time sheet
timetable
/'taimteibl/ noun, verbnoun [C]
a plan of when you expect particular events to happen: I have a busy timetable this week, о We have set out a timetable for the opening of four new branches.
О a detailed/firm/strict/tight timetable ♦ to draw up/ set a timetable ♦ to keep to/stick to a timetable
a list showing what time particular events happen: a bus/train timetable
(= when they arrive and leave)schedule
verb [+ obj] (especially BrE) (usually be timetabled to arrange for sth to take place at a particular time: A discussion has been timetabled for next Monday, о a timetabled meeting [syn] schedule
► 'timetabling noun [u]
'time-,tested
adjective [only before noun] that has been used for a long time and has been proved to be successful: Two for the price of one' is a time-tested marketing idea.,
time to 'market noun [u; sing.] (abbr ттм) (Marketing; Production) the amount of time from when a company starts to develop a new product until the product goes on sale: Time to market is critical in the software industry, о We are aiming to achieve advanced, reliable products and a fast time to market.to cut/improve/reduce time to market
time 'value of money
noun [u](Accounting) the idea that the value of an amount of money received today is worth more than the same amount of money received in the future, as it can be invested to earn interest: The time value of money means, in effect, that you lose money when customers take a long time to pay.'time zone
noun [c] one of the 24 areas that the world is divided into, each with its own time that is one hour earlier than that of the time zone immediately to the easttiming
/'taimiq/ noun[u.C] the act of choosing when sth happens; a particular point or period of time when sth happens or is planned: The timing of the
announcement was calculated to take media attention away from the factory closures.[u] the skill of doing sth at exactly the right time: The success of a new product depends to a large extent on good timing.
time verb
tip
/tip/ noun, verbnoun [C]
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a small piece of advice about sth practical or about what is likely to happen: Can you give me any tips for dealing with a customer who won't pay? о The book offers some tips on writing a good business plan, о investment/share tips for 2006 (= the ones that are likely to do well)О to give (sb)/offer (sb)/pass on tips ♦ to get/pick up/
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take/use tips
» good/helpful/monev-saving/practical tips2 a small amount of extra money that you give to sb, for example sb who serves you in a restaurant: We get rather poor tips on weeknights.a generous/large/small tip ♦ to give/leave (sb) a tip ШШ
the tip of the 'iceberg only a small part of a much larger problem: The fraud cases that are discovered are only the tip of the iceberg.• verb
(-pp-)[+ obj] to say in advance that sb/sth will be successful or that sth will happen: She has been tipped as a possible future chief executive, о He was widely tipped for the top job. о Some analysts had tipped shares of companies that were about to collapse, о They were accused of share tipping for fees.