well-timed

Examples

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• Biden's speech is well-timed in light of this, and Palin looks like a lightweight piece of eye candy with her speed-dating of foreign leaders.

  Blog text (21)

• I imagine that there will be some well-timed incidents to knock that story from the news.

  Blog text (14)

• My encounter with her was a well-timed reminder of just how privileged I was to be an emergency physician.

  Blog text (23)

• But that's what makes Premium Rush so well-timed.

  Blog text (23)

• Whether through rude text messages or a well-timed "woo!" shouted in an opponent's face, rivalry—whether friendly or not—is an integral part of the experience.

  Blog text (21)

• It was my habit to leaven any holy proceedings with what I thought was a snappy, well-timed phrase, thereby breaking the spell of seriousness and offering relief, I hoped, to all.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Her well-timed arrival at the party surprised everyone and lifted the mood.

• He made a well-timed decision to invest right before the market surged.

Synonyms

T

timely

vswell-timed

111 3.0

Happening at the right time to be useful

is similar but can suggest stronger appropriateness or benefit

O

opportune

vswell-timed

13 6.8

Happening at a good time to be useful

is timely but less focused on advantage and emphasis

W

well timed

vswell-timed

1 3.5

Happening at the right moment to be useful

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen in standard form

T

timeful

vswell-timed

7.6

Happens at the right moment to be useful

is the more general term for timeliness without stressing benefit

S

seasonable

vswell-timed

5.6

Happens at a good time

applies to any suitable moment and not only seasonal contexts

Antonyms

U

untimely

34 5.3

Happening at a bad time, often earlier than expected

I

ill-timed

3 5.5

Happening at a bad time that causes problems

How Timely

opportune

13 6.8

well-timed

1 3.7

timely

111 3.0

ill-timed

3 5.5

untimely

34 5.3

Surface Forms

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Etymology