timing

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/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.“I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.”
To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.“The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.”
To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
To pass time; to delay.

noun

An occurrence or event.
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 time when something happens.
The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

Related words

Synonyms

set clock fourth dimension meter clip sentence clock time prison term phasing duration stage sequence frequency equalizer sequencing period scheduled

Associated

camshaft synchronization ignition intake pulses exhaust valves valve torque gears belts coincided

Rhymes

chiming sliming priming climbing riming miming pump priming rock climbing rhyming mountain climbing

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