timing
Pronunciation:
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
Example: I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.
To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
Example: The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
To pass time; to delay.
noun
Definitions
An occurrence or event.
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 time when something happens.
The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.