timing

/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
noun

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.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. 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.

    “The key to telling a good joke is timing.”

  2. The time when something happens.

    “perfect timing”

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

  4. An instance of recording the time of something.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

TIMING at a glance

TIMING has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (T 1 + I 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,336 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with timing

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  • AIMING9
  • TIRING7
  • TAMING9
  • TILING7
  • MIMING11
  • LIMING9
  • TIEING7
  • TIDING8
  • TINING7
  • TICING9
  • RIMING9

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