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Time tracking

Time tracking is the practice of recording how much time is spent on tasks, projects, or clients, using timers or manual entries to measure and often bill for work.

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What is Time tracking?

Time tracking is the practice of recording how much time is spent on tasks, projects, or clients, using timers or manual entries to measure and often bill for work.

Time tracking answers where the hours go. People log time against tasks or projects, either with a running timer or by entering hours after the fact, producing a record of effort.

That record powers several things: billing clients for hours worked, understanding project cost and profitability, spotting where time is lost, and planning future capacity more accurately.

Atlas ties time tracking to projects and clients, so logged hours flow into timesheets, billing, and analytics without a separate tool.

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FAQ

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Why do teams track time?
Teams track time to bill clients accurately, understand project cost and profitability, identify where effort is spent, and plan capacity for future work.
What is the difference between time tracking and a timesheet?
Time tracking is the act of recording hours as work happens. A timesheet is the summary record of those hours over a period, used for approval, billing, or payroll.

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