How to Use timing in a Sentence

timing

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  • The timing of the sale could not have been better.
  • Her timing was a little off and she missed the shot.
  • No, what was off was the timing, the misery of the moment.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Will De Oliveira’s charges affect the timing of the case?
    — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • The timing of Jankel and Morton’s day in the sun is not lost on them.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But if there's a moment that comes along and the timing is right.
    — Galen Druke, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Brunch is of course breakfast + lunch, but does the blend refer to the timing of the meal or the menu?
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • No deal is safe anymore, and the timing couldn’t be worse.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • The timing of any rate cuts will depend on the health of the economy.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The best timing for storms appears to be the 2-to-8-p.m. window, west to southeast.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The timing of Flovent's generic makeover falls in line with new rules about drug pricing.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The timing of Forsythe’s lightbulb idea couldn’t have been better.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But once a mom, always a mom and sometimes the timing doesn't work out with finding love.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, timing was one of the crucial problems with Measure 110.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • For the first time this season, the Charlotte 49ers have dropped three games in a row — and coming on the first weekend of March, the timing couldn’t be much worse.
    — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024
  • This drill’s focus is on building the skills that enable you to shoot and drive the gun with fluid timing.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Tree ring records enabled them to refine the timing even further.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Harner will now call races on the timing stand of the No. 26, with the elder Herta lending his services to Kirkwood and the No. 27 team.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Bergmann and Duncan have also raised concerns about the timing of the probes and their conclusions.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The timing of the record, out now, is also significant.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • This huge range in the timing of fast radio bursts could mean there’s also a range of sources that generate them, Snelders says.
    — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The grow light also has a timing function that can be set for three, nine or 12 hours at a time, which is great for people who aren't home all day.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The timing of the filing appears to have been no coincidence.
    — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The study also points to how crucial the timing of vaccination is.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Depending on how your oven bakes, the timing could be shorter, so keep your eye on the pie as timing gets close to 40 minutes.
    — Nik Pugmire, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Though the timing is unclear, Levinson informed Cloud of plans to have Fezco die in a later episode in a hail of gunfire.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Courtland Cox There was a big issue about how the march would start, where, the timing of the starting of the march and making sure that all the leaders were together.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • One challenge with glacial dam outbursts is that the severity and timing can vary from year to year, researchers said.
    — Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The timing of rate cuts will almost certainly be the top issue at the Fed's two-day meeting, which ends Wednesday.
    — Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Israel has yet to confirm the timings of the truce and hostage-prisoner exchange, which Qatar detailed.
    — NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023

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