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Timing

//ˈtaɪmɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An occurrence or event. countable, obsolete
  2. 2
    the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) wordnet
  3. 3
    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, uncountable

    "The key to telling a good joke is timing."

  4. 4
    the time when something happens wordnet
  5. 5
    The time when something happens. countable, uncountable

    "perfect timing"

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  1. 6
    The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine. uncountable
  2. 7
    An instance of recording the time of something. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of time form-of, gerund, participle, present

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