timing is everything
When matters most
Timing is everything expresses that success depends less on what you do than when you do it.
A joke lands or falls flat based on delivery.
A business launches too early or too late.
A confession comes at the wrong moment.
The phrase acknowledges that identical actions produce wildly different outcomes depending on circumstances: I asked for a raise right after layoffs were announced—timing is everything.
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- punctualityBeing on time
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- tipping pointsIrreversible change triggers
- make or breakDecisive for outcome
impact · coordination · consequences · foresight · causality · window of opportunity · missed opportunity · late to the party · synchronization · split-second · intuition · chance · ripple effect · momentum · anticipation · chain reaction · contingency · adaptability
- opportunitygolden opportunity, window of opportunity, opportunity knocks, once in a lifetime, golden chance
- Urgency phrasesact now, take action, act fast, now or never, seize the day
timing is everythingslow and steady wins the race
Patience outperforms haste
patience is a virtue · stay the course · never give up · keep at it · grind it out
timing, timer, timers, timely, untimely, overtime, timepiece, timeline, timeout