timely
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈtaɪmli/
:
oportuno
- His advice was timely, arriving just when I needed it most during the crisis.
- a timely response
- in a timely manner
- timely feedback
And so it was like very timely, that message.
- And so it was like very timely, that message.
- It feels really timely and appropriate and important.
- And so I want to start with a question that's rather timely, if I may.
- So I think that an ethnography of wonder is both timely and urgent.
- The title of our panel is economic citizenship, which is obviously a timely issue at present.
- So there is a time when it feels both timely, appropriate, and fun to say yes.
- African American hero, which I think is is timely.
- But notice I saw that his ideas are still very timely.
- Yeah, I mean that that book is, I think it's a a more timely version of Art of War.
- It stands for specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely.
- It was science can really be killed by not getting proper funding or timely funding.
Examples
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Indeed, SI attendance, everything else held constant, increases the probability of timely graduation by approximately 11%.
Academic text (2008) -
Recognition of native title provides timely support for indigenous land rights claims.
Academic text (2011) -
These plans are helping to ensure safe, timely care for patients.
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So this is a really timely video.
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Okay seriously, that was a timely phone call.
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The working relationship between the partners will be based on timely and honest communication.
Academic text (1999) -
Patient interests are better served by appropriate and timely specialist referral.
Academic text (2008) -
In addressing that, we are really looking at how we provide timely and efficient knowledge delivery strategies.
Academic text (1999) -
Feedback to student assignments and questions is constructive and provided in a timely manner.
Academic text (2011) -
We've got a full house, so let's try to move through this in a timely manner.
Synonyms
28
3.4
Done quickly and without delay
27
3.2
On time for a meeting or event
13
6.8
Happening at a good time to be useful
1
3.7
Happening at the best moment to be most useful
Happens at the right moment to be useful
Happens at a good time
Antonyms
Compounds
How Timely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Timely comes from the word time plus the ending -ly, just like in timing, and it originally meant 'at the right time'. So, something described as timely happens or is done exactly when it is most useful.