timing tim·ing n

timing tim·ing n
['taɪmɪŋ]
(of tennis player, cricketer) coordinazione f , (of musician) tempismo, (of comedian) tempestività f inv , (of demonstration, elections) momento, (of engine) messa in fase, (of race, industrial process) cronometraggio

that was good/bad timing — hai (or ha etc) scelto il momento opportuno/sbagliato

that was perfect timing! — che tempismo!

he arrived with perfect timing, just after she had left — arrivò, con tempismo perfetto, subito dopo che lei se n'era andata

the timing of the announcement was carefully calculated — il momento in cui dare l'annuncio fu scelto con attenzione


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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