1
a
: placement or occurrence in time
the timing of the sale couldn't have been better
b
: the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect
a boxer with impeccable timing
2
: observation and recording (as by a stopwatch) of the elapsed time of an act, action, or process
Examples of timing in a Sentence
The timing of the sale could not have been better.
Her timing was a little off and she missed the shot.
an athlete with impeccable timing
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For deep crosses, timing is much harder.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Great comedic timing and delivery.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Further research, including experiments to figure out the timing and conditions under which the tomato plants evolved to this ancestral state, would help confirm what caused the reversion.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Yet the timing of the release has been a mystery for months.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Great comedic timing and delivery.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Further research, including experiments to figure out the timing and conditions under which the tomato plants evolved to this ancestral state, would help confirm what caused the reversion.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Yet the timing of the release has been a mystery for months.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Timing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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