Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time-serving

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: time-serv-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

noun

The functionality of a timeserver.

Uncountable

adj

Opportunistic; conforming to the status quo in order to serve one's own interests.

Example Sentences

"And the man who had just been engaged in the most time-serving neglect of former, and a most cringing anticipation of new patrons, became forthwith the kind and hospitable host of strangers who had no claim upon him beyond their own isolated situation."
"Harding brought with him a timeserving pal from The Times called Keith Blackmore, who was equally a stranger to broadcasting."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

timeserving (alternative) more time-serving (comparative) most time-serving (superlative)

Derived Forms

timeservingness

Phrases

time-servingness

Questions

What does time-serving mean?: Opportunism.

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