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The correct spelling is timed.
How to pronounce timed
verb
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The correct spelling is timed. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of. For example: "I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block."
Usage Examples
“I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.”
“The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
- 2.To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
- 3.To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
- 4.To pass time; to delay.
- 5.To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
adjective
- 1.Happening at a certain time.
- 2.Regulated by time.
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