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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the time when something happens;

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Time \Time\ (t[imac]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Timed (t[imac]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Timing.] 1. To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance rightly. [1913 Webster] There is no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement. [1913 Webster] Who overlooked the oars, and timed the stroke. --Addison. [1913 Webster] He was a thing of blood, whose every motion Was timed with dying cries. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen. [1913 Webster] 4. To measure, as in music or harmony. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

timing n 1: the time when something happens 2: the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)