What is the meaning of timed?

verb

  • Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time.
    • usage: "he clocked the runners"
  • Assign a time for an activity or event.
    • usage: "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
  • Set the speed, duration, or execution of.
    • usage: "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
  • Regulate or set the time of.
    • usage: "time the clock"
  • Adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time.
    • usage: "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"

adjective

  • Regularly spaced in time.
    • usage: "closely timed intervals"
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