Timing
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/noun
The choice, control, or occurrence of something at the most suitable moment.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Proto-Indo-European roots for “cut” or “divide,” because time was first imagined as something measured by slicing reality into parts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*da-
“to divide, cut”
Old English
OE
tīma
“an allotted period, season, or proper time”
Old English
OE
timian
“to happen, occur in due time”
Middle English
ME
timing
“the act of arranging or fixing the time of something”
Modern English
English
timing
“the ability or choice to do something at the most effective moment”