/ Dictionary / Index S stress-timed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: stress-timed Pronunciation: (stres'tīmd"), [key] — adj. Phonet. having a rhythm in which stressed syllables tend to occur at regular intervals of time, regardless of the number of intervening unstressed syllables. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. stress test stretch Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language