n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: timed ; tim · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to arrange or set the time of : SCHEDULE b : to regulate (a watch) to keep correct time
2 : to set the tempo, speed, or duration of < timed his leap perfectly ― Neil Amdur>
3 : to cause to keep time with something
4 : to determine or record the time, duration, or rate of < time a horse>
5 : to dispose (as a mechanical part) so that an action occurs at a desired instant or in a desired way
intransitive verb : to keep or beat time