timing
timing
nounDefinition of TIMING
1
a : placement or occurrence in time <the timing of the sale couldn't have been better> b : the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect <a boxer with impeccable timing>
2
: observation and recording (as by a stopwatch) of the elapsed time of an act, action, or process
See Examples of TIMING
- The timing of the sale could not have been better.
- Her timing was a little off and she missed the shot.
- an athlete with impeccable timing
First Known Use of TIMING
circa 1659
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