timing

Plural

timings

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.

   • The key to telling a good joke is timing.
   • The officials used the latest technology to ensure timing down to the nearest millisecond.
   • Smoking was difficult, I had to have perfect timing, sticking my head as far out the tiny porthole as I could, and timing my puffs to the inhalings and exhalings of the ship.

2. 2.The time when something happens.

   • The timing of the announcement is related to this months's board meeting.

3. 3.The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

4. 4.An instance of recording the time of something.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.present participle and gerund of time

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Word family

• time