Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Time \Time\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Timed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Timing}.]
1. To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at
the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance
rightly.
There is no greater wisdom than well to time the
beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon.
2. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in
time of movement.
Who overlooked the oars, and timed the stroke.
--Addison.
He was a thing of blood, whose every motion Was
timed with dying cries. --Shak.
3. To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as,
to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen.
4. To measure, as in music or harmony.
Source : WordNet®
timing
n : the time when something happens