Timing meaning

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The regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect, as in music, the theater, or athletics.
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The synchronization of the sparking of the plugs with the movement of the pistons in an internal-combustion engine.
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(uncountable) The time when something happens.
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Measurement of time, as with a stopwatch.
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(uncountable) 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.
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(uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
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(countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
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Present participle of time.
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Timing Sentence Examples

  • "Great timing," he said as she stepped inside the barn.

  • "The timing is bad," Sasha said with a glance.

  • The direct and reflected systems are practically equal, and by suitably timing the vibrations of the hand for each case the rope may be made to vibrate as a whole, as two halves, as three-thirds and so on.

  • I don't think anyone was timing me.

  • "I wouldn't call thousands of years enslaved good timing," Jenn voiced.

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