Word Finder - timing

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To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.

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I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.

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To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.

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The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.

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To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.

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To pass time; to delay.

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To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

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To measure, as in music or harmony.

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An occurrence or event.

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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.

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The time when something happens.

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

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An instance of recording the time of something.

Good timing, but it would have been better timing if Alex had caught her – more fun too.

The direct and reflected systems are practically equal, and by suitably timing the vibrations of the hand for each case the rope may be made to vibrate as a whole, as two halves, as three-thirds and so on.

The timing now made sense.

The timing was propitious, as black clouds had begun to roll up the valley and gather above them, the advance guard of a summer shower.

I don't think anyone was timing me.

The timing, the sophistication, the expertise needed to launch such an attack.

The time of touching bottom i studied by the Norwegian expedition on board the " VOringen " was judged by timing each loo-fathom mark and noting the in 1876-1878, and the north polar basin by Nansen and Sverdrup sudden increase in the time interval when the shot reached the in the " Fram " in 1893-1896, the Mediterranean by the Italians bottom.

Timing was with her and she was able to take all the state exams shortly after graduating.

She couldn't help thinking it was the first truly honest exchange they'd ever had – and the timing was the worst it could possibly be.

The timing is lousy for me to be bugging you with questions.

The timing on all four attacks was the same to the hundredth of a second.

It was bad timing with Quinn wrapping up his project.

But my timing sucked, didn't it?

They would like to have a say in the timing of their appointment with the hospital consultant.

The timing of this second campaign did not seem propitious.

It would be most regrettable to lose the timing gains now available.

Some plans he couldn't use for lack of manpower, timing constraints, or other battle-related reasons, but some were brilliant.

Professor Alan Cowey, FRS University of Oxford Using TMS to explore the nature and timing of brain events underlying visual cognition.

This notation may impose timing constraints on the process flow.

What is unusual about my engine is that someone had fitted a four plate retainer, but to the timing side crankcase only.

We find the timing of this letter and invitation is absolutely deplorable, as the planning decision is imminent.

Trigger logic and timing is derived using leading-edge discriminators in remotely controlled 16-channel VME modules.

It is their sense of internal balance, centering, that allows them to act with perfect equipoise and timing.

The timing of the 1000th milestone is particularly felicitous, it being the Institute's 40th anniversary year.

Can of course fit a thicker head gasket, or retard the timing.

Chapter four introduces Java's own pseudo-random number generator, plus programming for key seeds from keyboard timing.

Every traffic interaction at junctions will be optimized, eliminating hesitation, reckless joining of the flow, and bad timing.

Some sources say that retarding the ignition timing a few degrees will suffice.

Boult's timing of the Spanish rhythmic inflections is, perhaps surprisingly given his reputation for English music, near-perfect.

Concomitant antidiabetic treatment may need to be adjusted (dose and timing of concurrent short-acting insulins ).

Information is given on the effects and timing of NEB, the effects on the reproductive process, and changes in blood metabolites.

A handy, audible minute minder is great for timing eggs or ready meals.

Bad Days and Bad Timing Have you ever noticed how family members always misbehave at the most inappropriate moments?

But Dr. Lucas criticized the timing of the report and said a fundamental mismatch between regional transport and economic policy rendered the strategy incoherent.

This setting may also be called ' Memory Timing ' in your BIOS - set it to the highest nanoseconds setting.

Detonation is generally caused by excessive heat, excessive cylinder pressure, improper ignition timing, inadequate fuel octane or a combination of these.

All you can do is laugh and there are some cracking one-liners, delivered by actors who don't understand comic timing.

It's so opportune as it is my birthday very soon, so the timing couldn't have been better!

It's all about timing, " he told the pal.

Timing In previous submissions to the Commission we have supported parallelism between the Directive and The Basel Accord.

Tension (as well as timing - lack of which is even bigger pet peeve for me) probably deserves its own topic.

The periodic timing of natural events in response to climate is called phenology.

If you do, you'll find the phrasing, dynamics and timing accuracy are all rough round the edges.

By constitutional law, the timing of a general election is an issue of royal prerogative.

Once set, make an easier to see mark on the rear timing cover above the crank pulley aligned with the scribed timing mark.

In spite of the problematic timing, the British did not rescind their invitation.

In the first place the timing of the Inquiry meant that evidence was to be taken in the immediate run-up to Christmas.

Young people in the NCDS cohort were not asked about the timing of first sexual intercourse.

His announcement received a broad welcome, although the plans and timing still seem sketchy.

With distributor clamp bolt slackened off you can gradually rotate the body to advance or retard the timing.