timing
Noun
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The time when something happens (synset 105053160)
tells us about:
- preceding - existing or coming before
- succeeding - coming after or following
- early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- middle - between an earlier and a later period of time
- late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- past - earlier than the present time; no longer current
- present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- future - yet to be or coming
is a type of: temporal arrangement, temporal order - arrangement of events in timesubtypes:- approach, approaching, coming - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- earliness - quality of coming early or earlier in time
- lateness - quality of coming late or later in time
- promptness, punctuality - the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
- tardiness - the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time
- simultaneity, simultaneousness - happening or existing or done at the same time
- seasonableness, timeliness - being at the right time
- unseasonableness, untimeliness - being at an inappropriate time
- pastness - the quality of being past
- futurity - the quality of being in or of the future
- nowness, presentness - the quality of being the present
- lead, spark advance - the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
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The regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) (synset 100808739)
is a type of: regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rulesubtypes: coordination - the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
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