Opening up
Timing and opening up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Timing" instead a verb "Opening up".
Timing
Timing noun - The regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics).
Opening up and timing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Opening up" instead a verb "Timing".
Both terms in one sentence
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His timing couldn't be worse, for not opening up about something.
Source: Literature / Fool Moon - Everything about Jabba's palace; the screams of possibly sentient droids being tormented by a sociopath, Oola's screams of terror as she's devoured by the Rancor, those damned gates opening up for R-2 and 3PO, even Jabba's distant and derisive laughter can be terrifying with the right timing.
Source: Hell Is That Noise / Film
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