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It came up in a game (in the sentence ううん、これも時とタイミングですね。) and when I tried to
look it up on different Japanese dictionary- and phrase-type sites, nothing
came up, and when I looked around on Twitter to see if I could glean the
context, I still didn't understand from peoples' posts, though they used it as
what seemed to be a common phrase. It seemed to sometimes be used in ways like
"if I have time and if the timing is right / if I have the opportunity (then
we can meet up)," but in this context, it didn't seem right. Maybe that is
also incorrect, though, as I am not fluent.

Is there possibly any way for some ways that it is used to be given in varying
contexts, if anyone would have a moment?
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What does the phrase 時とタイミング mean?
時とタイミングですね just means "It's about timing" or "It depends on when".
これも時とタイミングですね means "It also depends on when". タイミングによります would be more
explicit.

I don't call 時とタイミング a fixed set phrase, but I do hear it sometimes. Here 時
and タイミング refer to almost the same thing, so it's probably an example of
[tautology](https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-tautology.html)
for emphasis, like "first and foremost".
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