timing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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 key to telling a good joke is timing.

2. 2
   noun

   The time when something happens.

   perfect timing

3. 3
   noun

   the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)

4. 4
   noun

   the time when something happens

5. 5
   noun

   An occurrence or event.

6. 6
   noun

   The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

7. 7
   noun

   An instance of recording the time of something.

8. 8
   verb

   present participle and gerund of time