timing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete) An occurrence or event.
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(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 S.D.R. [Somerset & Dorset Railway] could not adhere to this schedule, and had to decelerate the service, but the original timings were restored when the M.R. and L.S.W.R. leased the S.D.R.
1953 August, David R. Webb, “By Rail to Bournemouth”, in Railway Magazine, page 554: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.
2001, Frederick Alan Casemore, Skylarks: For Myself, Lest I Forget, Or Die Unsung, page 171:The key to telling a good joke is timing.
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(countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
perfect timing
The timing of the announcement is related to this months's board meeting.
- (uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- (countable) An instance of recording the time of something.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| timings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ignition timing · color timing · timing is everything · targa timing · valve timing · delta timing · basic ignition timing · attack timing · watch timing machine · continuous variable valve timing · microtiming · sequential valve timing · variable valve timing · back-timing · comic timing · syllable timing · market timing · timing chain · computer-controlled timing · basic timing · target timing · variable cam timing · dynamic ignition timing · signal timing · active timing · stress timing · timing belt
Descendants
timing · timing · timing · timing · タイミング · timing · timing
Translations (49)
ru та́йминг (time when something happens) · fi ajoitus (time when something happens) · fa همگامسازی (synchronization of the spark plugs) · bg синхронизиране (synchronization of the spark plugs) · fi ajoitus (synchronization of the spark plugs) · it metrologia (instance of recording the time) · es cronometraje (instance of recording the time) · it calcolo del tempo (instance of recording the time) · ar تَوْقِيت (time when something happens) · el χρονισμός (the regulation of the pace) · ru та́йминг (the regulation of the pace) · it cronometria (instance of recording the time) · it andamento (the regulation of the pace) · it passo (the regulation of the pace) · acw تَوْقيت (time when something happens) · nl timing (time when something happens) · fi ajoitus (the regulation of the pace) · it tempistica (time when something happens) · it registrazione (instance of recording the time) · ko 타이밍 (time when something happens) · sv tidsstämpel (instance of recording the time) · it tempismo (time when something happens) · ja タイミング (time when something happens) · it messa a punto (synchronization of the spark plugs) · es temporización (the regulation of the pace) · it regolazione (synchronization of the spark plugs) · ru вре́мя (time when something happens) · it ritmo (the regulation of the pace) · fa رخداد (obsolete: occurrence or event) · sw muda (time when something happens) · de Zeitpunkt (time when something happens) · fi rytmitys (the regulation of the pace) · it messa in fase (synchronization of the spark plugs) · sv tidpunkt (time when something happens) · it tempistica (instance of recording the time) · fa هنگامه (time when something happens) · fi nopeudensäätö (the regulation of the pace) · fr timing (time when something happens) · tr zamanlama (time when something happens) · sw wakati (time when something happens) · sv tajming (the regulation of the pace) · it cronologia (instance of recording the time) · it cadenza (the regulation of the pace) · cs načasování (the regulation of the pace) · it sincronizzazione (synchronization of the spark plugs) · bg тайминг (the regulation of the pace) · fi ajanotto (instance of recording the time) · fa زمانبندی (the regulation of the pace) · nrf minnut'tie (instance of recording the time)