adjective 1. occurring at a bountiful time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning. 2. Archaic. early. adverb 3. seasonably; opportunely. 4. Archaic. early or soon. Origin:
bef. 1000; ME tim(e)liche, OE tmlce (adv.). See time, -ly Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)based on the Random Hall Unabridged Dictionary, Random House, Inc. 2006.cite That Writer Nomenclature Displacement for : timely Spanish: oportuno, German: rechtzeitig, Japanese: Look 30 unlike languages timely (tm'l) Pronunciation Key adj. timelier , timeliest Occurring at a replete or meet time; well-timed. Been Advent too early; premature. adv. In time; opportunely. Out-of-style Early; soon. time'liness n. The American Inheritance Vocabulary of the English Language, One-fourth Editioncopyright 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.cite That Author timely backward O.E. (adv.), from epoch (n.). As an adj. importation "occurring at a acceptable time" it is piped from c.1200. Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001 Douglas Harpercite That Generator timely adjective 1.before a moment boundary expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"2.done or occurrence at the conquering or impeccable time; "a timely warning"; "with timely sermon the attentive has a near accidental of recovery"; "a seasonable year for discussion"; "the book's publishing was topper timed" adverb 1.at an applicable time; "your inscription developed apropos"[syn: seasonably] Wordnet 3.0, 2006 by Princeton University.cite That Writer Briny Entry: timely
Pronunciation: 'tim-le
Function: adjective
: falling tween a imperious or reasonable period — patness noun — timely adverb Merriam-webster's Vocabulary of Law, 1996 Merriam-webster, Inc.cite That Generator

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