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   untimely

   /ʌnˈtʌɪmli/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an event or act) happening or done at an unsuitable time: "Dave's untimely return" Similar ill-timedbadly timedmistimedinopportuneinappropriateinconvenientawkwardunwelcomeunfavourableunfortunateinfelicitousinaptunsuitablerare:malaproposarchaic:unseasonableOpposite timelyopportune
   • ▪ (of a death or end) happening too soon or sooner than normal: "his untimely death in military action" Similar prematureearlytoo earlytoo soonbefore timearchaic:unseasonableOpposite expected

   adverb

   • 1. at a time that is unsuitable or premature: archaic "the moment was very untimely chosen"

   Derivatives

   • 1. untimeliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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