timed

adjective

ˈtīmd 

1

: done or taking place at a time of a specified sort

an ill-timed arrival

2

: made to occur at or in a set time

a timed explosion

Examples of timed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is also a Combat Fitness Test for Marine Corps members that requires a timed, 880-yard sprint in boots and utility uniform, repeated lifts of a 30-pound ammo can overhead for two minutes and a course simulating battlefield movement. —Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025

The piece highlights Swift’s strategic adaptation to streaming—shifting from album cycles to higher-volume content calibrated for algorithms—while maintaining premium event economics via touring and timed spectacles like Eras and film tie-ins. —Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025

Every Pro comes with the option to set it up as either a single dose or with a 300-gram hopper, and has a timed dosing mechanism. —Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025

The Louvre, for example, now caps daily entries at about 30,000 visitors and requires timed tickets, a measure that reduces pressure on the building and its neighborhood. —Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing timed

• ill-timed
• timed-release
• well-timed

Rhymes for timed

• begrimed
• sublimed
• chimed
• climbed
• limed
• mimed
• primed
• rhymed