timing
pronunciation
How to pronounce timing in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪmɪŋ]
How to pronounce timing in American English:
US [ˈtaɪmɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the time when something happens
Word Origin
- timing (n.)
- mid-13c., "a happening," verbal noun from time (v.). From 1590s as "the noting or recording of time;" 1915 as "coordination of moving parts in a machinery."
Example
- 1. The timing of the new law is odd .
- 2. This is the most the record has fallen since electronic timing was first used in 1968 .
- 3. What should the timing device be ?
- 4. The timing felt eerie : attacks began on july 4th , independence day .
- 5. The main difference is in the timing .