Timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/

The meaning and definition of Timing, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

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.”

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.

Synonyms set clock

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