You must have come across the situation when you are about to raise and you get this feeling that it’s just not the right thing to do, so you pass. Sure enough, a guy was sitting there waiting to pick you off with Aces. What made you hesitate and pass? Indecision? Intuition? A tell? Or some inner part of you screaming that it wasn’t the right moment to proceed? That unquantifiable notion in your head is what could be referred to as ‘timing’.

Obviously people would claim that your timing is good when you hold Aces and your opponent holds Kings (and in literal terms it is), but I would say this is more an example of good fortune.