English Explanatory Dictionary

timing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An occurrence or event.
  2. 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.
  3. The time when something happens.
  4. The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
  5. An instance of recording the time of something.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of time

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-timing.wav

Word forms

timing timings

Derived words

active timing attack timing back-timing basic ignition timing basic timing color timing comic timing computer-controlled timing continuous variable valve timing delta timing dynamic ignition timing ignition timing market timing sequential valve timing signal timing stress timing syllable timing targa timing target timing timing belt timing chain timing is everything valve timing variable cam timing variable valve timing watch timing machine
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