Associations to the word «Timing»

Wiktionary

TIMING, noun. (obsolete) An occurrence or event.
TIMING, noun. (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.
TIMING, noun. (uncountable) The time when something happens.
TIMING, noun. (uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
TIMING, noun. (countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
TIMING, verb. Present participle of time
TIMING BELT, noun. A part of an internal combustion engine that controls the timing of the engine's valves.
TIMING BELTS, noun. Plural of timing belt
TIMING OUT, verb. Present participle of time out

Dictionary definition

TIMING, noun. The time when something happens.
TIMING, noun. The regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics).

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis