It was neatly timed, as moments later the first of the general's personal guard reined in to one side of the gateway and waited for Plautius to enter the camp first.

Neatly timed to get viewers through the normal summer drought of quality programming, "The Jewel in the Crown" is being revived on public television's "Masterpiece Theater."

Sehwag completed his hundred with a neatly timed, and powerful drive through midwicket for four, from just 144 balls.

It tells diners that everything should be shared by everyone at a given table and that dishes don't arrive in neatly grouped batches or at neatly timed intervals.

Its drop was neatly timed.

He'd timed the reservation pretty neatly.

Four pushes of the button and four bombs fell in a neatly timed sequence, one right after the other.

"Neatly timed, Pete," Admiral Coetzer said, arriving from his ready room.

Nonetheless, it was a neatly timed and uncorroborated turnabout by Mr. Casso, who has been the trial's silent man, spoken of repeatedly, but never heard from until now.

Clarke's death was just too neatly timed, Ken--and you know I don't believe in coincidence.