timeserver

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/

Noun

obsolete

(obsolete) Someone who honours their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so. / A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.

Japanese Meaning

（時代遅れの意味で）自己の都合が良い時だけ約束を守る人。 / 個人的な利益のために流行や時流に迎合する人、すなわち機会主義者。

What is this buttons?

We can’t rely on him; he’s a timeserver who only helps when it suits him.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は頼りになりません。彼は自分にとって都合がいい時にしか約束を守らない人です。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) Someone who honours their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.

Sense（2）

A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（3）

Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.

Sense（4）

(computing) A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.

timeservers

（ plural ）

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