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

World Weather Attribution, which does real time studies of extreme weather throughout the world, examined the drought, which has left Madagascar with 60% of its normal rainfall from July 2019 to June 2021.

From Seattle Times

Because Covid vaccines are relatively new, scientists have not had time study them over a long period - but that doesn't mean they're not safe.

From BBC

In 1881 the eponymous consultant-engineer Frederick Taylor began his time studies with the goal of fragmenting and simplifying the labour process to eliminate inessential movement.

From The Guardian

The wait time study covered four specialties, primary care, dermatology, cardiology and orthopedics.

From Washington Times

They marveled at how she could perch on one point while “time studies its fingernails,” as the critic Ismene Brown wrote in The Daily Telegraph.

From New York Times