How to Use timing in a Sentence
timing
noun- The timing of the sale could not have been better.
- Her timing was a little off and she missed the shot.
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The timing of this could not be worse.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 14 June 2026
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Life in the desert is built around timing.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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So, the timing of it all felt right.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 June 2026
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The timing wouldn’t be right for some time.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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The timing couldn’t have been worse.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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His timing, though, is not great.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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And the timing couldn’t be worse.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Now, to be fair, the timing wasn’t great.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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The timing, though, felt right.
—Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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So our thoughts on the timing and stuff was kind of on the same track.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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But for Moore, the timing is right.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Great comedic timing there from Ethan.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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The timing may not be great for your sleep cycle.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
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For me, the timing is the real gift here.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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His comedic timing is unmatched both on and off stage.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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The timing could not have been more ideal.
—Katie Sanders, Time, 22 May 2026
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For some Democrats, the timing couldn’t have been worse.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
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But talk about some awful timing, my word.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Learn how to prune orchids and how to get the timing right.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
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Off-peak timing tends to land you lower rates.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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The guy is a football junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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There’s a better rhythm there in the timing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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In the end, success wasn’t about luck or timing.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
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Your timing and your target line up.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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The timing of this movie feels divine.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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No episodes of the show predict the timing of the queen's death.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
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But if there's a moment that comes along and the timing is right.
—Galen Druke, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
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Didn’t know the exact timing of it.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
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