timings
Measured duration records
Timings is the plural of timing, referring to multiple instances of when things happen or how long they take.
Schedule conflicts involve overlapping timings.
In performance contexts, timings are measurements: The timings for the race heats are posted online.
In British usage especially, timings can mean scheduled times: What are the timings for tomorrow's meeting?
Aligning timing across systems
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- punctualityBeing on time
chronometry · measurement · adjustment · fine-tuning · alignment · coordination · milliseconds · split-second
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- meterDevice that measures usage
- pulseArterial blood throb
syncopation · groove · pace · flow · downbeat · upbeat · measure · phrasing
Signals prompting action
- entrancesOpenings for access, or beguiles
- exitsDeparture points
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
staging · rehearsal · run-through · pacing · delivery · pauses · beats · transitions
synchronization
Aligning timing across systems
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
punctuality · chronometry · measurement · adjustment · fine-tuning · alignment · coordination · milliseconds · split-second · stopwatch
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
pulse · syncopation · groove · pace · flow · downbeat · upbeat · measure · phrasing · swing
cues
Signals prompting action
choreography · staging · rehearsal · run-through · pacing · delivery · pauses · beats · transitions
calendar
Date-tracking system
slots · appointments · bookings · program · roster · planner · arrangements · lineup · sequence · docket
timingshappenstance
Unplanned circumstance
chance events · randomness · coincidences · haphazardness · accidents
timingsapproximations
Near but inexact values
imprecision · guesswork · ballpark figures · vagueness · inexactness
- perfect timingOptimal moment selection
- bad timing
- poor timingUnfortunate scheduling of events
- timing is everythingWhen you act determines success
- comedic timingHumor's rhythmic delivery
- comic timingHumor's rhythmic precision