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untimely

[ uhn-tahym-lee ]

adjective

untimelier, untimeliest.
  1. not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune:

    An untimely downpour stopped the game.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. happening too soon or too early; premature:

    his untimely demise.



untimely

/ 蕦苍藞迟补瑟尘濒瑟 /

adjective

  1. occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time

    an untimely death

  2. inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season

    his joking at the funeral was most untimely

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. prematurely or inopportunely
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 耻苍藞迟颈尘别濒颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻苍路迟颈尘别顎僱颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of untimely1

First recorded in 1150鈥1200, untimely is from the Middle English word untimliche. See un- 1, timely
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Idioms and Phrases

see come to an (untimely) end .
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Example Sentences

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It also criticised the State Department, adding: "State provided us limited, inaccurate, and untimely information about the equipment and funds it left behind."

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"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."

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Chiles鈥 brief points out that 鈥淐AS falsely asserted that it was 鈥榰ndisputed鈥 that Ms. Chiles鈥 inquiry was untimely, a fact known by the world to be untrue.

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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.

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After hearing of actress and millennial icon Michelle Trachtenberg鈥檚 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 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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