time study

noun

1. time and motion study.

time study

noun

1. short for time and motion study

Word History and Origins

Origin of time study¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The worker had made from $7 to $7.50 a week before a time-study was taken and the task increased.

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A time-study was taken from the work of a very deft young Polish girl, and from Lucia.

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After a time-study was taken, the task was set at six sides, and doffs as called for by a schedule.

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Such time-study investigations also supplied a basis for computing the various scales and systems of payment for work done.

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A trustworthy worker and one who appreciates the time study principle must be selected for the study.

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