He told the anecdote with impeccable timing - of course, he knew it was funny.

His sense of humour, generous spirit and impeccable timing won him the high regard of colleagues.

With impeccable timing, a sun-bronzed knight in a shining dinghy had come to my rescue.

Once into her stride, she used her feet well, accelerating superbly with elegant strokes and impeccable timing.

The empire-builders benefitted from impeccable timing: the characteristic warm, wet and stable weather was conducive to economic productivity in an agrarian society.