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Definition of timing
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a : placement or occurrence in time the timing of the sale couldn't have been betterb : the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect a boxer with impeccable timing
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: observation and recording (as by a stopwatch) of the elapsed time of an act, action, or process
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/timing
timingnoun uk ​ /ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/ us ​ /ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/
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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
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the hours when someone is usually at work, or when an office or business is open
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[ U ] the ability to do something at exactly the right time:
To be a good tennis player, you have to have good timing.
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[ 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.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/timing
noun
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.
