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TIMING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("timing" is a kind of...):
regulating; regulation (the act of controlling or directing according to rule)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "timing"):
coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The time when something happens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("timing" is a kind of...):
temporal arrangement; temporal order (arrangement of events in time)
Attribute:
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past (earlier than the present time; no longer current)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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "timing"):
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)
Derivation:
time (assign a time for an activity or event)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb time
Context examples:
As needed, usually referring to the timing of the administration of a treatment or medication.
(As Necessary, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with an error due to imperfect timing of two operations; this may or may not include signal transmission time.
(Inaccurate Synchronization Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
IBCSG has been a pioneer in research into combined hormonal therapy and chemotherapy, timing and duration of Adjuvant Therapies, and Quality of Life of breast cancer patients.
(International Breast Cancer Study Group, NCI Thesaurus)
The lower limit on timing values to be included in the calculation of Lambda z.
(Lambda Z Time Lower Limit, NCI Thesaurus)
The timing of the most recent sighting of an individual when that individual was alive.
(Last Time Seen Alive, NCI Thesaurus)
An outline of the clinical steps in the care of a dental patient that may include specific services to be delivered, the frequency of services, expected duration/timing, and costs.
(Dental Treatment Plan, NCI Thesaurus)
A statistical measure timing the movements and proximity of alignment between two different information sets of a series of information.
(Cross-Correlation, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrocardiographic finding of a premature ventricular complex which occurs between two normal QRS complexes which have normal timing.
(Blocked Ventricular Premature Complex by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Terminology associated with the mechanical circulatory support placement timing codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC SDTM Mechanical Circulatory Support Placement Timing Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
A terminology codelist to describe the timing of mechanical circulatory support placement.
(CDISC SDTM Mechanical Circulatory Support Placement Timing Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
