Overview of noun timing

The noun timing has 2 senses

• timing -- (the time when something happens)


• timing -- (the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics))

Overview of verb time

The verb time has 5 senses

• clock, time -- (measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners")


• time -- (assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene")


• time -- (set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely")


• time -- (regulate or set the time of; "time the clock")


• time -- (adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely")