timely
Americanadjective
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occurring at a suitable time; opportune; well-timed.
Our priority is to identify threats against the U.S. and provide accurate, timely warnings.
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occurring within an expected time frame; prompt.
To ensure timely delivery, orders with multiple products may ship separately.
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Archaic. early.
adverb
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seasonably; opportunely.
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Archaic. early or soon.
adjective
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at the right or an opportune or appropriate time
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an archaic word for early
Related Words
See opportune.
Other Word Forms
- pretimely adjective
- timeliness noun
Etymology
Origin of timely
First recorded before 1000; Middle English tim(e)liche, Old English tīmlīce (adverb); time, -ly
Example Sentences
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They were helpful ways to mark the changing seasons and the names tended to relate to significant timely events.
From BBC
Women experiencing heart attacks, heart failure, atrial fibrillation or stroke require timely and high quality treatment.
From Science Daily
Having not won at Ibrox in four attempts since September 2023 and given Rangers have won their past 10 home matches, a show of resilience in Stuttgart was timely.
From BBC
This opacity matters most for retail investors, who have more immediate liquidity needs and rely more on timely and trustworthy pricing to assess risk.
From MarketWatch
Jurors convicted Goldstein on 12 of the 16 counts against him, including tax evasion, willful failure to timely pay taxes and lying to mortgage lenders.
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