следить за ходом времени('How long I pondered, I cannot say. When the bean is tensely occupied, it is difficult to keep tab on the passage of time, (P.G. Wodehouse)ART Vancouver)
танцевать в такт(One couple was not dancing cheek to cheek. The guy was too drunk to keep time and the girl was too busy not getting her pumps walked on to think of anything else. (Raymond Chandler)ART Vancouver)