a. Saving time;
n. One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; -- now used only in a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's integrity. [ 1913 Webster ]
Trimming and timeserving, which are but two words for the same thing, . . . produce confusion. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ I ] pronounce thee . . . a hovering temporizer, that
Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil,
Inclining to them both. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]