chronoception UK /ˌkɹɒnəʊˈsɛpʃn̩/US /ˌkɹɑnoʊˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ noun1 •The perception or sense of time; time perception.For example, modern training methods of track runners include efforts to develop awareness of "tempo," a quality which may be named "chronoception." — 1968