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[1] Theater . a synchronizing of the various parts of a production for theatrical effect. the result or effect thus achieved. (in acting) the act of adjusting one's tempo of speaking and moving for dramatic effect.
[2] Sports . the control of the speed of a stroke, blow, etc., in order that it may reach its maximum at the proper moment.
[3] the selecting of the best time or speed for doing something in order to achieve the desired or maximum result: I went to ask for a raise, but my timing was bad, since the boss had indigestion.
[4] an act or instance of observing and recording the elapsed time of an act, contest, process, etc.
[5] the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
[6] duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration.
[7] (sometimes initial capital letter ) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time.
[8] a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time.
[9] a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life.
[10] Often times . a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time. the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed! a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war.
[11] a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc.
[12] the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy: His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room.
[13] a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight.
[14] a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate.
[15] Informal . a term of enforced duty or imprisonment: to serve time in the army; do time in prison.
[16] the period necessary for or occupied by something: The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane.
[17] leisure time; sufficient or spare time: to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now.
[18] a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock: What time is it?
[19] a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period: It's time for lunch.
[20] an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period: a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything.
[21] the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place: train time; curtain time.
[22] an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future: Time will tell if what we have done here today was right.
[23] the right occasion or opportunity: to watch one's time.
[24] each occasion of a recurring action or event: to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat.
[25] times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together: Two goes into six three times; five times faster.
[26] Drama . one of the three unities. Compare unity(def 8) .
[27] Prosody . a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter.
[28] Music . tempo; relative rapidity of movement. the metrical duration of a note or rest. proper or characteristic tempo. the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo. the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: waltz time.
[29] Military . rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: double time; quick time.
[30] Manège . each completed action or movement of the horse.
[31] of, relating to, or showing the passage of time.
[32] (of an explosive device) containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment: a time bomb.
[33] Commerce . payable at a stated period of time after presentment: time drafts or notes.
[34] of or relating to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed.
[35] to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of: to time a race.
[36] to fix the duration of: The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes.
[37] to fix the interval between (actions, events, etc.): They timed their strokes at six per minute.
[38] to regulate (a train, clock, etc.) as to time.
[39] to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule: He timed the attack perfectly.
[40] to keep time; sound or move in unison.
[41] the process or art of regulating actions or remarks in relation to others to produce the best effect, as in music, the theatre, sport, etc
[42] the continuous passage of existence in which events pass from a state of potentiality in the future, through the present, to a state of finality in the past (as modifier ) time travel Related adjective: temporal
[43] physics a quantity measuring duration, usually with reference to a periodic process such as the rotation of the earth or the vibration of electromagnetic radiation emitted from certain atoms. In classical mechanics, time is absolute in the sense that the time of an event is independent of the observer. According to the theory of relativity it depends on the observer's frame of reference. Time is considered as a fourth coordinate required, along with three spatial coordinates, to specify an event See caesium clock, second 2 (def. 1), space-time
[44] a specific point on this continuum expressed in terms of hours and minutes the time is four o'clock
[45] a system of reckoning for expressing time Greenwich mean time
[46] a definite and measurable portion of this continuum (as modifier ) time limit
[47] an accepted period such as a day, season, etc (in combination ) springtime
[48] an unspecified interval; a while I was there for a time
[49] (often plural) a period or point marked by specific attributes or events the Victorian times ; time for breakfast
[50] a sufficient interval or period have you got time to help me?
[51] an instance or occasion I called you three times
[52] an occasion or period of specified quality have a good time ; a miserable time
[53] the duration of human existence
[54] the heyday of human life in her time she was a great star
[55] a suitable period or moment it's time I told you
[56] the expected interval in which something is done the flying time from New York to London was seven hours
[57] a particularly important moment, esp childbirth or death her time had come
[58] (plural) indicating a degree or amount calculated by multiplication with the number specified ten times three is thirty ; he earns four times as much as me
[59] (often plural) the fashions, thought, etc, of the present age (esp in the phrases ahead of one's time, behind the times )
[60] British (in bars, pubs, etc) short for closing time
[61] informal a term in jail (esp in the phrase do time )
[62] a customary or full period of work the rate of pay for this period
[63] Also (esp US): metre the system of combining beats or pulses in music into successive groupings by which the rhythm of the music is established a specific system having a specific number of beats in each grouping or bar duple time
[64] music short for time value
[65] prosody a unit of duration used in the measurement of poetic metre; mora
[66] against time in an effort to complete something in a limited period
[67] ahead of time before the deadline
[68] all in good time in due course
[69] all the time continuously
[70] at one time once; formerly simultaneously
[71] at the same time simultaneously nevertheless; however
[72] at times sometimes
[73] beat time (of a conductor, etc) to indicate the tempo or pulse of a piece of music by waving a baton or a hand, tapping out the beats, etc
[74] before one's time prematurely
[75] for the time being for the moment; temporarily
[76] from time to time at intervals; occasionally
[77] gain time See gain 1 (def. 9)
[78] have no time for to have no patience with; not tolerate
[79] in good time early quickly
[80] in no time very quickly; almost instantaneously
[81] in one's own time outside paid working hours at one's own rate
[82] in time early or at the appointed time eventually music at a correct metrical or rhythmic pulse
[83] keep time to observe correctly the accent or rhythmic pulse of a piece of music in relation to tempo
[84] lose time (of a timepiece) to operate too slowly
[85] lose no time to do something without delay
[86] make time to find an opportunity (often foll by with) US informal to succeed in seducing
[87] See mark 1 (def. 35)
[88] in the nick of time at the last possible moment; at the critical moment
[89] on time at the expected or scheduled time US payable in instalments
[90] pass the time of day to exchange casual greetings (with an acquaintance)
[91] time about Scot alternately; turn and turn about
[92] time and again frequently
[93] time off a period when one is absent from work for a holiday, through sickness, etc
[94] time on Australian an additional period played at the end of a match, to compensate for time lost through injury or (in certain circumstances) to allow the teams to achieve a conclusive result Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): extra time
[95] time out of mind from time immemorial
[96] time of one's life a memorably enjoyable time
[97] (modifier) operating automatically at or for a set time, for security or convenience time lock ; time switch
[98] to ascertain or calculate the duration or speed of
[99] to set a time for
[100] to adjust to keep accurate time
[101] to pick a suitable time for
[102] sport to control the execution or speed of (an action, esp a shot or stroke) so that it has its full effect at the right moment
[103] the word called out by a publican signalling that it is closing time

Words related to Timing

peg, compute, survey, fit, evaluate, average, limit, rank, mark, assess, adjust, gauge, determine, quantify, weigh, estimate, regulate, check, calibrate, predate

Words nearby Timing

timespan, timetable, timework, timeworn, timid, timing, timing belt, timing chain, timing gear, timişoara, timmins

Origin of Timing

ebefore 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tīma; cognate with Old Norse tīmi; (verb) Middle English timen to arrange a time, derivative of the noun; akin to tide1

Words that may be confused with Timing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, timethyme, time

Other words from Timing

re·time , verb (used with object), re·timed, re·tim·ing.
un·timed , adjective

Word origin for Timing

eOld English tīma; related to Old English tīd time, Old Norse tīmi, Alemannic zīme; see tide 1

Synonyms for Timing

adjust, assess, average, calibrate, check, compute, determine, estimate, evaluate, fit, gauge, limit, mark, peg, quantify, rank, regulate, survey, weigh, adapt, align, appraise, beat, blend, bound, caliper, choose, delimit, demarcate, even, eye, figure, gradate, grade, graduate, level, line, mete, plumb, portion, rate, read, reckon, rhyme, rule, scale, shade, size, sound, square, stroke, tailor, time, value, check out, dope out, look over, mark out, pace off, size up, take account