time-serving

See also: timeserving

English

Alternative forms

• timeserving

Noun

time-serving (uncountable)

1. opportunism
2. (computing) The action of a time-server.

Derived terms

• time-servingness, timeservingness

Adjective

time-serving (comparative more time-serving, superlative most time-serving)

1. opportunistic
2. Conforming to the status quo in order to serve one's own interests.
   • 2016, Jonathan Meades, ‘Inside Job’, Literary Review, November:

     Harding brought with him a timeserving pal from The Times called Keith Blackmore, who was equally a stranger to broadcasting.

Anagrams

• serving time