Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) timing recovery. A novel approach is presented to perform timing recovery when processing the multiple received signals within a MIMO communication device. This may be implemented for a singular received signal, or a plurality of received signal streams. In addition, this timing recovery may be performed in conjunction with carrier detection to provide more robust performance. Alternatively, indicia and/or signals corresponding to carrier detection of these signals may be provided to timing recovery functionality from carrier detection functionality external to the timing recovery functionality. Certain processing and analysis is performed on a modified correlation function that is generated using samples of moving windows that pass over symbols of a packet. Based on this analysis of the modified correlation function, and sometimes in conjunction with one or more carrier detect signals, timing recovery may be performed thereby locating the point at which decoding of the packet may be performed.