1
: done or taking place at a time of a specified sort
an ill-timed arrival
2
: made to occur at or in a set time
a timed explosion
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For more traditional computing workloads, these clocks usually fall into two categories: Fast, precisely timed clocks or clocks that are well-synchronized across multiple GPUs (or CPUs), says Ian Cutress, chief analyst at More Than Moore and who works with SiTime.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
The hub includes picks from every department, each placed on a timed discount that’s too good to pass up.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
And so on Friday night, after the rest of the museum closed at 9 p.m., fans lined up for timed slots to enter the exhibition.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
In timed races, élite men are, on average, ten to twelve per cent faster.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
The hub includes picks from every department, each placed on a timed discount that’s too good to pass up.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
And so on Friday night, after the rest of the museum closed at 9 p.m., fans lined up for timed slots to enter the exhibition.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
In timed races, élite men are, on average, ten to twelve per cent faster.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Timed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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