"It was just terrible timing for us," he said.

"I know this is terrible timing," he said.

And with terrible timing, that cursed hollow boom sounded again.

Little has come of that idea so far, in part because of terrible timing.

Even Phillips conceded that it was terrible timing for such an incident to occur during the final month of the season.

Serik, with perfectly terrible timing, chose that very moment to knock on the door.

For some shows, it was simply a case of terrible timing.

The terrible, flaccid timing was what was supposed to be funny.

The terrible timing of the killings - a day before Sept. 11 - was not lost on many.