time
noun
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
had timed
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past perfectof time.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The rebels had timed their plan perfectly: security was stretched thin due to the ongoing state elections.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
The coach had timed Pearson in a very fast 4.28 seconds and he didn’t want to bring extra attention to his speed at the tryout.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
By that point Zak Crawley had timed the ball sweetly for 50, while Root made up for missing out in the first innings by exhibiting all his class.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022
Indonesia Directorate General of Prisons spokeswoman Rika Aprianti told media the trafficker, who also uses the name Cai Ji Fan, had timed his escape to the changing of the guards.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2020
I cursed the luck that had timed my arrival in the hotel cafeteria to coincide with Hilda's.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
