timing

UK
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
US
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
timingnoun
timings
pl
Translations
chronométrageMesure du temps écoulé.
The athlete's timing in the race was recorded to the nearest millisecond.
Le chronométrage de l’athlète pendant la course a été enregistré à la milliseconde près.
timingAnglicisme courant ; se dit notamment pour l’« à-propos » ou le bon moment.
The timing of the meeting was perfect, allowing everyone to attend.
Le timing de la réunion était parfait, ce qui a թույլ allowed everyone to attend.
Additional translations
calageTechnique, surtout en mécanique.
Definitions
The choice, judgment, or control of when something should be done.
The timing of the meeting was perfect, allowing everyone to attend.
The ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect.
Her timing in delivering the punchline was impeccable, making the audience burst into laughter.
The regulation of the speed or duration of an event or process.
The timing of the engine was adjusted to improve its performance.
The measurement or recording of the time taken by a process or activity.
The athlete's timing in the race was recorded to the nearest millisecond.
timingadjective
UK
/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g. "timing belt", "timing device"
Translations
de distributionSpécifique à la mécanique automobile.
The technician replaced the faulty timing belt to keep the engine running smoothly.
Le technicien a remplacé la courroie de distribution défectueuse pour que le moteur tourne sans à-coups.
Definitions
Relating to or used for measuring, controlling, or coordinating time within a mechanism or process.
The technician replaced the faulty timing belt to keep the engine running smoothly.
timenoun
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The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
Time is a concept that has fascinated philosophers for centuries.
A point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.
What time is the meeting scheduled for?
A period during which something occurs or is expected to occur.
The time for the concert is set for 8 PM.
An instance of something happening or being done; an occasion.
This is the first time I've visited this museum.
The measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues.
The time it takes to bake the cake is approximately 45 minutes.
The measured pace or rhythm of a piece of music, often expressed in beats per minute.
The song is in waltz time.
timeverb

timing

ing-form

timed
Past Simple
timed
Past Participle
timing
ing-form
UK
/taɪm/
US
/taɪm/
Translations
The coach timed the runner to see how fast he completed the lap.
L'entraîneur a chronométré le coureur pour voir à quelle vitesse il a terminé le tour.
réglerPour une horloge, un moteur ou un mécanisme.
He timed the engine to ensure it was running efficiently.
Il a réglé le moteur pour s'assurer qu'il fonctionnait efficacement.
programmerPour organiser un événement à un moment précis.
She timed her arrival to coincide with the start of the meeting.
Elle a programmé son arrivée pour coïncider avec le début de la réunion.
Definitions
To measure or record the duration or speed of an event or action.
The coach timed the runner to see how fast he completed the lap.
To plan or schedule something to happen at a particular moment.
She timed her arrival to coincide with the start of the meeting.
To adjust or set the time of a device or mechanism.
He timed the engine to ensure it was running efficiently.
timeadjective
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Relating to or denoting time.
The scientist built a time machine.
timeinterjection
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Called out to signal that the allowed period has ended or that play should stop.
“Time!” shouted the referee at the end of the round.