timing
noun
uk/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/us/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/B2[UorC]
thetimewhen somethinghappens:
(某事发生的)时间,时机"Are we too early?" "No,yourtiming isperfect-dinnerisalmostready."“我们到得是不是太早了?”“不,你们来得正是时候——晚餐就要准备好了。”
Thebombcontaineda timingdeviceset to make it go off atrushhour.炸弹有一个定时装置,预设在交通高峰时间引爆。
timings[plural]Indian English
thehourswhen someone is usually atwork, or when anofficeorbusinessisopen
上班时间;营业时间[U]
theabilityto do something atexactlytherighttime:
掌握时机的能力To be a goodtennisplayer, you have to havegoodtiming.要成为一个优秀的网球运动员,你必须掌握好击球的时机。
[U]
theabilitytoplayorsingall thenotesin apieceofmusicat thecorrectspeedandrhythm:
合节拍的能力,掌握节奏的能力There are one or twoplaceswhere the timing isn'tquiteright.在一两处地方节拍不太正确。
- Because of the timing, I'msurethesalaryfreezeis adeliberatecontrivance, not acoincidence.
- The timing of themeetingiscertainlyfortuitous.
- The timing of thepressreleasewasdesignedformaximumpublicity.
Relating to time
- anachronism
- anachronistic
- anachronistically
- chronological
- chronologically
- contemporaneously
- contemporary
- cut
- cut intosomething
- dateless
- dendrochronology
- quality time
- retroactive
- retroactively
- retrospective
- retrospectively
- temporal
- time
- timeline
- twin
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At the right time
Beats or lengths of musical notes