timing

Etymology

noun

1. (countable, obsolete) An occurrence or event.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   The officials used the latest technology to ensure timing down to the nearest millisecond.
3. (countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
   perfect timing
4. (uncountable) The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
5. (countable) An instance of recording the time of something.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of time