Best Answer: The biggest reason was that Britain started the Industrial Revolution earlier than other countries. Because they had newer technology, they could sell it to other countries to make money, and also use it to conquer other places. They were also particularly dominant in the African slave trade.
Flextime (also spelled flexitime [British English], flexi-time) is a flexible hours schedule that allows workers to alter workday start and finish times.
Definition of flexion. 1  1 : the act of flexing or bending. 2  2 : a part bent : bend. 3  3 : inflection 4  3. 4a : a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint â compare extension 3bb : a forward raising of the arm or leg by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint.