Timing



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