timed

Thân thiện

The runner practiced his starts with precisely timed intervals.

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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. regularly spaced in time
   • closely timed intervals