time-serving — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. Opportunism.

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2. The functionality of a timeserver.

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Aggettivo

1. Opportunistic; conforming to the status quo in order to serve one's own interests.

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   And the man who had just been engaged in the most time-serving neglect of former, and a most cringing anticipation of new patrons, became forthwith the kind and hospitable host of strangers who had no claim upon him beyond their own isolated situation.

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