Topic: CHRONOLOGY
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time2 [transitive]
1 to arrange that something should happen at a particular time : 
I saw from the station clock that I had timed my arrival perfectly.
arrange a time
[usually passive]
I saw from the station clock that I had timed my arrival perfectly. be timed to do something The tour has been timed to allow visitors to attend the opening night of the Verona opera season. Her book was timed to coincide with (=arranged to be at the same time as) an exhibition of Goya's paintings at the National Gallery.
The tour has been timed to allow visitors to attend the opening night of the Verona opera season.Her book was timed to coincide with (=arranged to be at the same time as) an exhibition of Goya's paintings at the National Gallery.2 to measure how fast someone or something is going, how long it takes to do something etc : We had to run up the stairs while the Sergeant timed us.
measure time
TMCWe had to run up the stairs while the Sergeant timed us.3 to hit a ball or make a shot at a particular moment [↪ mistime]
