From a political point of view, the timing of the agreement could hardly be worse.
The timing of the agreement and, above all, the rapidity with which it was reached, came as a surprise to many here.
The extent to which France and the Bush administration understood each other could be seen in the timing of the agreement.
The timing of the agreement is due to coincide with a visit by Mr Karzai to New York, if, as expected, he emerges the election winner.
"With speculation this week linking our manager to the Premier League, the timing of this agreement is absolutely perfect for our club".
The timing of the agreement appeared to be linked to a hearing scheduled for next week in which Mr. Smith's lawyers were seeking access to classified material in preparing their defense.
The timing of the agreement, after a last effort of American diplomacy, struck some Middle East experts as symbolic of a Bush administration that had refused to engage in the peace process until late in its term, and has left its successors with little choice but to re-engage.
An article on Saturday about problems Hamas was facing even as it savored its victory in the Palestinian elections misstated the timing of the agreement by Yasir Arafat, the former Palestinian leader, to recognize the existence of Israel and to forswear terrorism.
China watchers in Hong Kong and the Mainland believe the timing of the agreement is designed to engender goodwill on the sixth anniversary of Britain's handover of Hong Kong to China.
This afternoon I am meeting a family who are feeling a bit anxious about the timings of contract agreements.
Now, through a quirk of timing in tenancy agreements, we are back living together.
