timing

noun

(countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.

(countable, uncountable) 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.

(countable) An instance of recording the time of something.

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

(countable, obsolete) An occurrence or event.

Synonyms for timing

clockingn timekeepingn synchronismn synchronizationn tempon syncv coincidencen quicknessn

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