Timing is the tracking or planning of the spacing of events in time. It may refer to: * Timekeeping, the process of measuring the passage of time *

Synchronization Synchronization is the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. For example, the conductor of an orchestra keeps the orchestra synchronized or ''in time''. Systems that operate with all parts in synchrony are said to be synchronou ...

, controlling the timing of a process relative to another process * Time metrology, the measurement of time

Timing in different fields

* Timing (comedy), use of rhythm, tempo and pausing to enhance comedy and humour * Timing (linguistics), rhythmic division of time into equal portions by a language * Timing (music), ability to "keep time" accurately and to synchronise to an ensemble * Color timing, photochemical process of altering and enhancing the color of an image * Ignition timing, timing of piston and crankshaft so that a spark will occur near the end of the compression stroke * Market timing, by attempting to predict future market price movements * Memory timings (or RAM timings), measure of the performance of DRAM memory * Valve timing, the precise timing of the opening and closing of the valves in a piston engine Time {{time-stub