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Moderatetiming
The correct spelling is timing.
How to pronounce timing
verb
IPA: /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
Say it like: Tim-ing
The correct spelling is timing. 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.
noun
- 1.An occurrence or event.
- 2.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.
- 3.The time when something happens.
- 4.The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- 5.An instance of recording the time of something.
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