Timing

For other uses, see Timing (disambiguation).

Timing is the tracking or planning of the spacing of events in time. It may refer to:

• Timekeeping, the process of measuring the passage of time
• Synchronization, controlling the timing of a process relative to another process
• Time metrology, the measurement of time

Timing in different fields

• Timing (comedy), use of rhythm, tempo and pausing to enhance comedy and humour
• Timing (linguistics), rhythmic division of time into equal portions by a language
• Timing (music), ability to "keep time" accurately and to synchronise to an ensemble
• Color timing, photochemical process of altering and enhancing the color of an image
• Ignition timing, timing of piston and crankshaft so that a spark will occur near the end of the compression stroke
• Market timing, by attempting to predict future market price movements
• Memory timings (or RAM timings), measure of the performance of DRAM memory
• Valve timing, the precise timing of the opening and closing of the valves in a piston engine