Timing failure

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Timing failure is a failure in a time related process in machinery or computing. This can be where timing failures refer to "a situation where the environment in which a system operates does not behave as expected regarding the timing assumptions, that is, the timing constraints are not met."^[1]

In computing, it refers to a timing failure or error in process, or part of a process, in a synchronous distributed system or real-time system to meet limits set on execution time, message delivery, clock drift rate, or clock skew.^[2][3][4] Asynchronous distributed systems cannot be said to have timing failures as guarantees are not provided for response times.

In engineering and mechanics a timing failure typically refers to an issue with the timing belt of an engine.^[5][6]

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