Timely
['taɪmlɪ] or ['taɪmli]
Definition
(adj.) done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; 'a timely warning'; 'with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery'; 'a seasonable time for discussion'; 'the book's publication was well timed' .
(adj.) before a time limit expires; 'the timely filing of his income tax return' .
Editor: Michel--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable.
(superl.) Keeping time or measure.
(adv.) Early; soon; in good season.
Typist: Wilhelmina
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Seasonable, opportune, early, punctual, prompt.
Typist: Ted
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Early, seasonable, opportune, prompt, judicious
ANT:Late, unseasonable, inopportune, injudicious, ill-timed, untimely
Editor: Peter
Examples
- It was only this timely appearance that kept Bella from swooning. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The episode of Nettie Crane's timely rescue from disease had been one of the most satisfying incidents of her connection with Gerty's charitable work. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The chateau is on fire; valuable objects may be saved from the flames by timely aid! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was a timely chance, favourable to his wish of observing her face and manner when no one else was by. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A timely word from me put Justice and Penelope on a pleasanter footing together. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This was timely and saved Getty. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I must request, sir,' said Bella, taking refuge in a touch of timely resentment, 'that I may not be questioned. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was not very timely but I read at it for a while. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Lyon at the arsenal, and but for the timely services of the Hon. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This momentous pocket-book was a timely reminder to him of another transaction. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- By her next speech, Jo deprived herself of several years of pleasure, and received a timely lesson in the art of holding her tongue. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The allusion served as a timely reminder to Darnay that this disagreeable companion had, of his own free will, assisted him in the strait of the day. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But for the timely return of Flora, to find him in this difficult situation, further consequences might have ensued. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Signals for the day and signals for the night gave constant and timely notice of the position of switches. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Mrs. O'Dowd said; and both Amelia and William Dobbin thanked her for this timely observation. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Lafayette and his troops turned out in time to prevent that, and timely cart-loads of loaves arrived from Paris for the crowd. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The second glance, however, served to destroy the hope that his timely arrival had excited. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thus must I soon again listen and wander; and this shadow of the future stole with timely sobriety across the radiant present. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Here was a timely excuse to set the armies marching. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He is not indeed an author adapted to superficial minds, said Mr. Casaubon, meeting these timely questions with dignified patience. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Editor: Peter