[, ]the act of choosing when sth happens; a particular point or period of time when sth happens or is planned时间的选择；（事情发生或计划安排的）特定时间◆The timing of the announcement was calculated to take media attention away from the factory closures.选择在这一时间发布消息是为了让媒体的注意力远离工厂关闭。 [] the skill of doing sth at exactly the right time时机的掌握；火候的把握◆The success of a new product depends to a large extent on good timing.新产品的成功在很大程度上取决于良好时机的把握。➡time verb