timed
Definition
Adjective: 1. Occurring at or measured with a specific time or timing: Describes an action, event, or process that is scheduled, measured, or coordinated in relation to time. 2. Having a particular temporal arrangement or spacing: Often used to describe intervals, sequences, or actions that are precisely regulated or synchronized.
Usage and Examples
The adjective "timed" is used to describe how an action relates to a specific moment, duration, or schedule. It often follows a noun or is used with an adverb to specify the nature of the timing.
- The perfectly timed joke broke the tension in the room.
- She made a well-timed entrance, arriving just as her name was called.
- The experiment requires closely timed injections of the chemical.
- The athlete's success depended on precisely timed movements.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "Ill-timed": Occurring at an inappropriate or inconvenient moment.
- His comment was ill-timed and caused offense.
- "Computer-timed" / "Automatically timed": Describes a process controlled by a machine's internal clock.
- The sprinkler system is on an automatically timed schedule.
- The word is frequently used in compound adjectives (e.g., , ) to evaluate the quality or appropriateness of the timing.
Variants and Related Words
- Time (verb): To measure the duration of or to choose the moment for something.
- He timed his run for the new personal best.
- Timer (noun): A device that measures or signals the end of a time interval.
- Set the kitchen timer for ten minutes.
- Timing (noun): The choice, judgment, or control of when something happens.
- Good comedy is all about timing.
Synonyms
- Scheduled
- Synchronized
- Regulated
- Coordinated
Antonyms
- Untimed
- Spontaneous
- Random
- Unplanned
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Timed to perfection": Executed with exactly the right timing.
- The fireworks display was timed to perfection with the music.
- While not a phrasal verb, the past participle "timed" is central to many descriptive phrases evaluating the temporal execution of an action.
Adjective
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regularly spaced in time
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closely timed intervals
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