timing
US: /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
UK: /tˈaɪmɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
timing /'taimiɳ/- danh từ
- sự chọn đúng lúc; sự tính toán thời gian; sự phối hợp thời gian; sự phối hợp thời gian
- (thể dục,thể thao) sự bấm giờ
- (kỹ thuật) sự điều chỉnh
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, C] the act of choosing when sth happens; a particular point or period of time when sth happens or is planned: The timing of the decision was a complete surprise. + (written) Please check your flight timings carefully.
2 [U] the skill of doing sth at exactly the right time: an actor with a great sense of comic timing + Your timing is perfect. I was just about to call you.
3 [U] the repeated rhythm of sth; the skill of producing this: She played the piano confidently but her timing was not good.
4 [U] (technical) the rate at which an electric SPARK is produced in a vehicle's engine in order to make it work
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 period, interval, stretch, spell, patch:
I was going through a bad time when we last met.
2 period, interval, stretch, while, span, space, term, duration:
It is a long time since I have seen you. In the time I took to write this, she had vanished.
3 hour; point, moment:
What time is it? At what time is our appointment?
4 age, period, epoch, era, lifetime, heyday, day(s):
The novel is set in the time of the Caesars.
5 opportunity, chance, occasion:
You must make time to visit your mother.
6 experience:
I had a wonderful time at your party.
7 tempo, beat, rhythm, metre, measure:
They are playing 'Teddy Bears' Picnic' in march time.
8 ease, leisure; convenience:
He'll be there in his own time.
9 Often, times. life, things, circumstance, conditions, everything, culture, mores, habits, values:
How times have changed since we were young!
10 ahead of time. (bright and) early, prematurely, beforehand, in good time:
He arrived ahead of time and had to wait.
11 all the time. always, ever, constantly, continuously, continually, perpetually, at all times, without surcease, unceasingly:
Mother is after me all the time to do my homework.
12 at one time.
(a) once, once upon a time, on one occasion, previously, in days of yore, formerly, heretofore, in the (good) old days:
At one time you thought me beautiful.
(b) simultaneously, (all) at once, at the same time, together, all together, in unison:
The car can only carry five people at one time.
13 at the same time.
(a) all the same, nonetheless, yet, even so, but, however, be that as it may, nevertheless, notwithstanding, just the same:
I love her; at the same time, I cannot live with her.
(b) See 12 (b), above.
14 at times. from time to time, occasionally, (every) now and then, once in a while, on occasion, every so often, at intervals, sometimes, Colloq every so often:
At times, Ingrid would come over and cook dinner for me.
15 behind the times. old-fashioned, outdated, dated, outmoded, antiquated, passé, obsolescent, obsolete, Colloq old hat, dead:
Isn't 'The Lambeth Walk' a bit behind the times?
16 for the time being. for now, for the present, for the moment, meanwhile, temporarily, pro tempore, pro tem, Archaic for the nonce:
He has been appointed chairman for the time being.
17 in no time. at once, forthwith, straightaway, immediately, quickly, speedily, without delay, swiftly:
The pizza we ordered was delivered in no time.
18 in time.
(a) in timely fashion, early, in good time, in the nick of time:
The doctor arrived in time to save the baby.
(b) soon, one of these days, sometime, someday, one day, eventually, sooner or later, anon:
In time, people might be living on the moon.
19 on time.
(a) punctually, on the dot, in good time:
He is never on time for his appointments.
(b) in instalments, on terms, on account, on credit, Colloq Brit on the never-never, on hire purchase or h.p.:
We bought the car on time.
20 take (one's) time. dawdle, dilly-dally, shilly-shally, delay, linger, loiter:
He's certainly taking his time with his report.
21 time and again. again (and again), repeatedly, (over and) over again, time and time again, time after time, frequently, often, many times, on many occasions:
Time and again I warned him he'd get a ticket if he parked there.
v.
22 schedule, set, regulate, control:
The trains are timed to arrive five minutes apart.
23 schedule, set, organize, adjust, fix:
She timed her entrance to coincide exactly with the crash of the cymbals.
Collocation
ADJ.
exact, precise
There is disagreement within the government over the exact timing of the referendum.
| convenient
The timing of the meeting is not convenient.
| inconvenient, unfortunate
the unfortunate timing of the announcement
| accurate, careful, good, impeccable, perfect | bad, poor | split-second | comic
VERB + TIMING
have
He has the split-second timing all good players need.
PREP.
with … ~
The punchline was delivered with perfect comic timing.
PHRASES
get the timing right/wrong, a matter of timing
Using press releases to good effect is a matter of timing.
| a sense of timing
She has a wonderful sense of timing.
Concise dictionary
times|timed|timingtaɪmnoun
+an instance or single occasion for some event
+an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
+a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
+a suitable moment
+the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
+the time as given by a clock
+the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
+a person's experience on a particular occasion
+rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
+the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
verb
+measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
+assign a time for an activity or event
+set the speed, duration, or execution of
+regulate or set the time of
+adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
