timingnoun
uk/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/us/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/B2 [ U or C ] the time when something happens:
"Are we too early?" "No, your timing is perfect - dinner is almost ready."
The bomb contained a timing device set to make it go off at rush hour.
timings [ plural ] Indian English
the hours when someone is usually at work, or when an office or business is open
[ U ] the ability to do something at exactly the right time:
To be a good tennis player, you have to have good timing.
[ U ] the ability to play or sing all the notes in a piece of music at the correct speed and rhythm:
There are one or two places where the timing isn't quite right.
More examples
- Because of the timing, I'm sure the salary freeze is a deliberate contrivance, not a coincidence.
- The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous.
- The timing of the press release was designed for maximum publicity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Relating to time
- anachronism
- chronological
- chronology
- contemporaneous
- contemporary
- cut
- cut into sth
- quality time
- retroactive
- retrospective
- the fourth dimension
- time
- time
- time limit
- timeline
- twin
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At the right time
Beats or lengths of musical notes