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timing

/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/

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What does timing mean?

noun

  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.
  2. The time when something happens.
  3. The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. An instance of recording the time of something.
  2. (obsolete) An occurrence or event.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of time

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/

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Together we raced across the scarlet sward, I timing my speed that I might not outdistance my slower companion.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
Newman went the next morning to see Madame de Cintré, timing his visit so as to arrive after the noonday breakfast.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
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There are immense difficulties connected with the design of an explosive shell of this class, charged with a high explosive, especially in connection with the timing.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
Inlet and exhaust valves can be set quite independently of one another--a useful point, since the correct timing of the opening of these valves is of importance.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
This shot requires more perfect timing, eyesight, and racquet work than any other, since its margin of safety is smallest and its manifold chances of mishaps numberless.
William T. (William Tatem) TildenThe Art of Lawn TennisProject Gutenberg ebook #1451