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.
is timing
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present progressiveof time (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The next question is timing - when would the next prime minister take over?
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Where he could be wrong, however, is timing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The real risk is timing: overestimating job losses, underestimating the long, quiet rewiring already under way, and overlooking the jobs created in the backbone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
Another trick is timing quarterly estimated payments on a state income-tax bill.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
She says she feels like someone is timing her life.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
