noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sense of timing (= the ability to choose the right moment to do or say something )
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He told the story with an exquisite sense of timing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
good
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I think the main ingredient for success is that you have to have a good sense of timing .
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Timing Everything happens so much quicker in stronger winds, so a good sense of timing is needed.
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It can be a matter of good timing - and timing as well as luck plays a part in working with nationals.
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The second requirement is that of good timing .
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That is good timing , n'est-ce pas?
perfect
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Chapman, with perfect timing , anticipated events by arranging to meet Stephenson at Leeds, on his way home from Birmingham.
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Though not the most powerful punch ever thrown, Stretch's right hook was delivered with perfect timing .
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The ability of a salesperson to turn the objection into a trial close is dependent upon perfect timing and considerable judgment.
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The club was set up late last year, with perfect timing .
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Then, with perfect timing , another element entered my life that was soon to prove so important.
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For Franco, this was perfect timing for his end-of-year speech.
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The Beckwith brothers and Tony Clegg exited from property shares with perfect timing just before the current disastrous recession.
precise
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But that does not explain the precise timing .
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The problem of historians is to analyse the reasons and the precise timing of the changes.
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This kind of action needs precise timing and director Mike Alfreds and his 14 strong cast provide the elegantly energetic execution required.
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The precise timing will depend on the convenience of one's clients and the need to obtain a mortgage advance cheque.
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If they are rational, firms will realize that such disturbances can occur, even though they can not forecast their precise timing .
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The precise timing of this process is largely irrelevant.
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The precise timing of this decision remains a mystery.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Well, life's just full of surprises," she retorted, with a comic's perfect timing .
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Even at the end, George Burns never lost his impeccable sense of timing .
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He eventually played in another 28 games, but his timing and rhythm never returned.
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The voter survey is crucial to the timing of the election.
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When you're a comedian, timing is very important.
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You guys have good timing , we just started to eat.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A form is a predetermined pattern of techniques that ties together proper posture, balance, coordination and timing .
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If guides are to be distributed to students, the timing of this should be planned.
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It was not the medium itself, but the poor timing and targeting, that rendered mail junk.
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Only recently has the importance of the timing of insulin injections in relation to meals become fully realised.
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The first consideration is the timing of the campaign during the year.
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This is a major undertaking and constitutes a special project in terms of budgeting, staffing and timing .