1. The time when something happens
   "The timing of his arrival couldn't have been worse"
    
2. The regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theatre, athletics, mechanics)
   "The comedian's impeccable timing made the audience laugh at every punchline"

1. Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
   "he timed the runners";
   - clock
    
2. Regulate or set the time of
   "time the clock"
    
3. Adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
   "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
    
4. Assign a time for an activity or event
   "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
    
5. Set the speed, duration, or execution of
   "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

Derived forms: timings

See also: early, future, late, middle, past, preceding, present, succeeding

Type of: adjust, correct, determine, influence, measure, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], quantify, quantitate, regulate, regulating, regulation, schedule, set, shape, temporal arrangement, temporal order

Encyclopedia: Timing