time-serving
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2ADJ.
former, most
PREP.
in
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noun
Opportunism.
The functionality of a timeserver.
adj
Opportunistic; conforming to the status quo in order to serve one's own interests.
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.
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2And 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
WiktionaryHarding brought with him a timeserving pal from The Times called Keith Blackmore, who was equally a stranger to broadcasting.
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