Timing refers to how events are spaced in time. Some typical uses are: A pocket watch, a device used to measure time Two distinct views exist on the meaning of time. ...

• The act of measuring the elapsed time of something or someone, often at athletic events such as swimming or running, where participants are timed with a device such as a stopwatch.
• Engine timing, for various functions such as ignition, cam timing to control poppet valve timing and overlap, and fuel injection timing.
  • see ignition timing
  • timing light,
  • timing mark
• Comic timing by a comedian or actor, an element of humor.
• In phonology, the rhythm of a spoken language. See Timing (linguistics) and Timing (music).
• In filmmaking, the process of altering the density and colour of the film.
• Stock market timing as an investment strategy.

Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... A stopwatch is a timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated. ... The ignition system of an internal-combustion engine is an important part of the overall engine system that provides for the timely burning of the fuel mixture within the engine. ... Animation showing rotating cams and cam followers producing linear motion. ... A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. ... In a piston engine, the valve timing is the precise timing of the opening and closing of the valves. ... // Fuel injection is a means of metering fuel into an internal combustion engine. ... Ignition timing in an internal combustion engine is the process of setting the time that a spark will occur in the combustion chamber (during the power stroke) relative to piston position and crankshaft angular velocity. ... A timing light is a stroboscope used to dynamically set the ignition timing of an Otto cycle or similar internal combustion engine. ... Timing mark on pulley at 6° before TDC. A timing mark is a mark used for setting the timing of the ignition system of an engine, typically found on the crankshaft pulley (as pictured) or the flywheel, being the largest radius rotating at crankshaft speed and therefore the place where... Comic timing is use of rhythm and tempo to enhance comedy and humor. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The vowels of modern (Standard) Arabic and (Israeli) Hebrew from the phonological point of view. ... For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the accentuation of sounds or other events over time. ... In linguistics, the timing in a language comprises the rhythmic qualities of speech, in particular how syllables are distributed across time. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... It has been suggested that film production be merged into this article or section. ... Market timing is the strategy of making buy or sell decisions of financial assets (often stocks) by attempting to predict future market price movements. ... Invest redirects here. ... A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, as differentiated from tactics or immediate actions with resources at hand. ...

External links

• Research group specializing in rhythm, timing, and tempo, University of Amsterdam
• Timing Tutorial on timing.
• Time Synchronisation- NTP Servers for time synchronisation of computer networks.
• Computer Time Synchronisation - Time Synchronisation Specialist.

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