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untimely
[ uhn-tahym-lee ]
adjective
- not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune:
An untimely downpour stopped the game.
Synonyms: , , ,
- happening too soon or too early; premature:
his untimely demise.
adverb
untimely
/ ʌˈٲɪɪ /
adjective
- occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time
an untimely death
- inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season
his joking at the funeral was most untimely
adverb
- prematurely or inopportunely
Derived Forms
- ܲˈپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·پl·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see come to an (untimely) end .Example Sentences
It also criticised the State Department, adding: "State provided us limited, inaccurate, and untimely information about the equipment and funds it left behind."
"He wasn't helped by untimely fitness struggles. He was clearly short of his best. That moment, potentially his real audition, slipped through his fingers."
Chiles’ brief points out that “CAS falsely asserted that it was ‘undisputed’ that Ms. Chiles’ inquiry was untimely, a fact known by the world to be untrue.
The leaves were used as currency in the Inca Empire, which ruled the Andes mountains spanning the length of South America, and fed to the victims of human sacrifices before their untimely departures.
After hearing of actress and millennial icon Michelle Trachtenberg’s untimely passing Wednesday afternoon, a tomato sandwich was one of the first things that popped into my mind.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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