marks time
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"The monarchy and its rituals and its dramas and events, and the way it marks time, provide us with a collective experience," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023
Indeed, this is a city that marks time by its signature event.
From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2020
In many major cities, art life marks time with annual commercial art fairs or contemporary biennials.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2018
From behind the wheel, Irfan marks time by noting changes in the cityscape—what’s going up, what’s coming down.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015
After "Once to yourself," the side marks time for 6 bars, and makes a complete right turn, slowly, in bars 7 and 8; then the leader, with Nos.
From The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England by Sharp, Cecil J.
