Difference between 'There's no time' and 'There's no timing'

[Thai Chi]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #30 "Responses (3)", question 8

Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'
Jane: '.........'

(a) There's no time.
(b) There's no event.
(c) There's no timing.
(d) There's no series.

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #30 "Responses (3)", answer 8

Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'
Jane: 'There's no time.'

Correct answer: (a) There's no time.

Your answer was: incorrect
Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'
Jane: 'There's no timing.'
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What is the difference between 'There's no time' and 'There's no timing'

Thai Chi

[Mister Micawber]

Time = an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).

Timing = selection or the ability to select for maximum effect of the precise moment for beginning or doing something <haven't got my timing down>

Timing is an inappropriate word choice here.
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[Blazya]

timing down? what does that mean?

[Mister Micawber]

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I can't tell you without more context. Please post the sentence or sentences it appeared in.
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[Blazya]

[Yankee]

Hi Blazya

The word down means "completely mastered" in this case and appears to be mainly American English.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=57995&dict=CALD
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/down (click on 'down[4,adjective]', then look at definition 4)
There is also the expression "down pat", which has a similar meaning:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=down+pat&r=66

In other words, haven't got my timing down = my timing isn't perfect yet -OR- I haven't mastered my timing yet..

Amy

[Misskhan]

ESL/EFL Test #30 "Responses (3)", question 8

Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'
Jane: '.........'

(a) There's no time.
(b) There's no event.
(c) There's no timing.
(d) There's no series.

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #30 "Responses (3)", answer 8

Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'
Jane: 'There's no time.'

Correct answer: (a) There's no time.

I also select option (a) there's no time"

but system showed that it is not correct please explain why my answer is wrong.

thanks in advance

[Torsten]

The correct answer is 'There's no time' and that's exactly what the system shows. You probably mixed it up with 'there's no timing'.
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[Skrej]

Your answer is correct.

It sounds like there may be an error with the test, but (a) 'There's no time' is the only correct answer.
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[Misskhan]

Dear Mr. Torsten

I am sure that my answer was "there's no time"
I was going very smooth (without any error) from test#.16 (where am I?) to test#.24 (Response-3)

but suddenly system showed this error that "there's no time" is incorrect and the correct answer is "there's no timing"

anyways no problem at all I will make another trial tomorrow but kindly check that it might be a system/networking error.

great thanks in advance