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Even if the server sent the ticks off at precise intervals, you're relying on the public internet to get the message to you. So you have to have a "flexible" attitude to time. The good news is that because WoW uses TCP/IP the ticks will get there, even if they take longer or less than you expect.
Maybe you could get the addon to time the combat log events as they arrive, and arrive at a statistically predicted time for the individual user. If you just want to alert the user "You receive 101 damage" at 2.5 seconds, you can safely do that as (unless it is dispelled) the damage tick will come sooner or later.
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