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mistiming

mistiming

4.8
Doing something at the wrong time that causes a problem
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌtaɪmɪŋ/
translation icon : descoordinación
  • Due to her mistiming in making the reservation, we ended up waiting for an hour.

Examples

  • In distancing himself from this encounter, the narrator practices the very detachment he deplores, recording only mistimings of rhythm and pace.

    Academic text (1996)

  • It won't be long. "How much pain was caused by my mistiming and just what are the words that start, 'forgive.'"

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The slip, or the mistiming of the blow struck at the ball, merely told me I was alive and would survive to play the shot aright another day.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The mistiming of the traffic signals caused a major backup on the highway.

  • His mistiming in delivering the speech resulted in the audience missing the key points.

Antonyms

timing
511 2.7

Choosing the best time for something to happen to get a good result

punctuality
16 3.5

Arriving or finishing things at the agreed time

How Well Timed

timing
511 2.7
mistiming
4.8

Surface Forms

mistiming singular
mistimings plural

Morphology

mistiming = timing (transparent) = mis + time + ing

The word 'mistiming' is transparently derived from 'timing' with the prefix 'mis-' indicating an error or wrong action.

Etymology

Mistiming is made from mis- meaning 'wrong' and timing from 'time', like the familiar word mistake that uses mis- for 'wrong'. So, mistiming simply means doing something at the 'wrong' time.