timely en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaɪm.li/
- tīmʹlē
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *tīmlīc (adjective) and tīmlīċe (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time + -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.
Meanings
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Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
If the whistleblower submitted a timely response, pursuant to Step 9, the Claims Review Staff will consider the issues, along with any supporting documentation, and make its Proposed Final Determination.
2012, Frederick D. Lipman, Whistleblowers, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, →ISBN, page 201:
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Happening or appearing at the proper time.
[…] and the timely dew of sleep, / Now falling with soft slumbrous weight, inclines / Our eye-lids […]
1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, book 4, lines 614–616:The athletic Walker, one of Tottenham's more effective attacking elements with his raids from right-back, made a timely intervention after Rose had been dispossessed and even Aaron Lennon was needed to provide an interception in the danger zone to foil another attempt by the Russians.
2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport:There are people, I know, to be found, / Who say and apparently think / That sorrow and care may be drowned / By a timely consumption of drink.
1891, J.K.S., Drinking Song:
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(obsolete) Keeping time or measure.
High lifted up were many loftie towres, / And goodly galleries farre over laid, / Full of faire windowes and delightful bowres; / And on the top a Diall told the timely howres.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book 1, canto 4, verse 4, lines 33–36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| timeliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| timelier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unseasonable · untimeous · late · ill-timed · backward · intempestive · inopportune · unseasonable · untimely · overdue · behindhand · mistimed · late · timeless · lated · ill-timed · tardy · untimely · belated · inopportune · untime
Deriveds
timeliness · timelily · pretimely · mistimely · overtimely · untimely · timely-parted
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
timeful · timeous · well-timed · tidy · on time · well-timed · on time · in time · timely · heaven-sent · opportune · seasonable · tempestive · timesome · seasonable · opportune · seasonable · prompt · timely · punctual
Translations (60)
grc καίριος (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de frühzeitig (happening or appearing at the proper time) · ga ócáideach (happening or appearing at the proper time) · fi oikea-aikainen (done at the proper time) · pon itamwahu (done at the proper time) · la temporāneus (happening or appearing at the proper time) · sga tráthach (done at the proper time) · ja 適時の (done at the proper time) · ga ócáideach (done at the proper time) · sh prȁvovremen (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de zeitgerecht (done at the proper time) · fr au bon moment (happening or appearing at the proper time) · it tempestivo (done at the proper time) · ca oportú (done at the proper time) · bg своевременен (done at the proper time) · la temporāneus (done at the proper time) · pt oportuno (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de zeitnah (done at the proper time) · mk на́времен (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de zur rechten Zeit (done at the proper time) · sga tráthaigthech (done at the proper time) · th ถูกเวลา (done at the proper time) · fi oikea-aikainen (happening or appearing at the proper time) · ru своевре́менный (done at the proper time) · gv traaoil (happening or appearing at the proper time) · nl actueel (done at the proper time) · et õigeaegne (happening or appearing at the proper time) · pt oportuno (done at the proper time) · it tempestivo (happening or appearing at the proper time) · sga tráthamail (happening or appearing at the proper time) · ja 渡りに舟の (done at the proper time) · bg навременен (happening or appearing at the proper time) · hu időszerű (done at the proper time) · sh пра̏вовремен (happening or appearing at the proper time) · cmn 適時 /适时 (done at the proper time) · nl tijdig (happening or appearing at the proper time) · cmn 及時 /及时 (done at the proper time) · gv traaoil (done at the proper time) · de zügig (done at the proper time) · ga tráthúil (happening or appearing at the proper time) · it opportuno (happening or appearing at the proper time) · sga tráthach (happening or appearing at the proper time) · th ตรงเวลา (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de rechtzeitig (done at the proper time) · de fristgerecht (done at the proper time) · ga tráthúil (done at the proper time) · vi hợp thời (happening or appearing at the proper time) · mk своевре́мен (done at the proper time) · de rechtzeitig (happening or appearing at the proper time) · et õigeaegne (done at the proper time) · grc καίριος (done at the proper time) · sga tráthaigthech (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de rasch (done at the proper time) · ca oportú (happening or appearing at the proper time) · de zeitgemäß (happening or appearing at the proper time) · sv vältajmad (done at the proper time) · nl tijdig (done at the proper time) · af tydig (done at the proper time) · fr opportun (happening or appearing at the proper time) · sga tráthamail (done at the proper time)