timing
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ noun
Also a form of time
Forms timings
- noun (countable, obsolete) An occurrence or event.
- noun (countable, 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. “The key to telling a good joke is timing.”
- noun (countable, uncountable) The time when something happens. “perfect timing”
- noun (uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- noun (countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
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