Standard Lemma guide

timing

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪmɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: T AY1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An occurrence or event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The key to telling a good joke is timing.
  • The officials used the latest technology to ensure timing down to the nearest millisecond.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The time when something happens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • perfect timing
  • The timing of the announcement is related to this months's board meeting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An instance of recording the time of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of time

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: regulation, regulating

Narrower terms: coordination

8

noun

Meaning 8

the time when something happens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temporal arrangement, temporal order

Narrower terms: approach, approaching, coming, earliness, lateness, punctuality, promptness, tardiness, simultaneity, simultaneousness, seasonableness, timeliness, unseasonableness, untimeliness, pastness, futurity, presentness, nowness, spark advance, lead

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Persian: رخداد (roxdâd) — obsolete: occurrence or event
  • Bulgarian: тайминг (tajming) — the regulation of the pace
  • Czech: načasování — the regulation of the pace
  • Finnish: ajoitus — the regulation of the pace
  • Finnish: rytmitys — the regulation of the pace
  • Finnish: nopeudensäätö — the regulation of the pace
  • Greek: χρονισμός (chronismós) — the regulation of the pace
  • Italian: ritmo — the regulation of the pace
  • Italian: cadenza — the regulation of the pace
  • Italian: passo — the regulation of the pace
  • Italian: andamento — the regulation of the pace
  • Persian: زمانبندی (zamân-bandi) — the regulation of the pace
  • Russian: та́йминг (tájming) — the regulation of the pace
  • Spanish: temporización — the regulation of the pace
  • Swedish: tajming — the regulation of the pace
  • Arabic: تَوْقِيت (tawqīt) — time when something happens
  • Arabic: تَوْقيت (tawgīt) — time when something happens
  • Dutch: timing — time when something happens
  • Finnish: ajoitus — time when something happens
  • French: timing — time when something happens
  • German: Zeitpunkt — time when something happens
  • Italian: tempismo — time when something happens
  • Italian: tempistica — time when something happens
  • Japanese: タイミング (taimingu) — time when something happens
  • Korean: 타이밍 (taiming) — time when something happens
  • Persian: هنگامه (hengâme) — time when something happens
  • Russian: та́йминг (tájming) — time when something happens
  • Russian: вре́мя (vrémja) — time when something happens
  • Swahili: wakati — time when something happens
  • Swahili: muda — time when something happens
  • Swedish: tidpunkt — time when something happens
  • Turkish: zamanlama — time when something happens
  • Bulgarian: синхронизиране (sinhronizirane) — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Finnish: ajoitus — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Italian: regolazione — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Italian: sincronizzazione — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Italian: messa a punto — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Italian: messa in fase — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Persian: همگامسازی (hamgâmsâzi) — synchronization of the spark plugs
  • Finnish: ajanotto — instance of recording the time
  • Italian: registrazione — instance of recording the time
  • Italian: tempistica — instance of recording the time
  • Italian: cronologia — instance of recording the time
  • Italian: cronometria — instance of recording the time
  • Italian: calcolo del tempo — instance of recording the time
  • Italian: metrologia — instance of recording the time
  • Norman: minnut'tie — instance of recording the time
  • Spanish: cronometraje — instance of recording the time
  • Swedish: tidsstämpel — instance of recording the time
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