untimelyun‧time‧ly /ʌnˈtaɪmli/ adjective 
the untimely death of a popular local man The announcement brought the meeting to an untimely end.2not suitable for a particular occasion or time: an untimely interruption
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an untimely injury
- Before his untimely death in 1991, Freddie Mercury was a brilliant singer and perfomer.
- His grandfather had met an untimely end as the result of too much whisky.
- As to how young William met his untimely death, accounts vary.
- Students and faculty told fond stories about Daniels and expressed their sorrow at his untimely death.
- The untimely death of his father did nothing to alter the youngest Charlton's ambition.
- The chain of events I sparked off nearly led to my untimely demise.
- The symbols and memories of untimely death lay all around from morning till night.
- Zhelev described the strike as untimely and harmful.
Longman Language Activatorto die when you are still young
to die when you are young: · Like so many other pop stars, Jim Morrison died young.· a memorial to tens of thousands of allied soldiers, many of whom died so young
to die when you are still young, strong, and active, as a result of an accident, sudden illness etc: · The movie tells the story of a popular athlete cut down in his prime.be cut off/down in your prime by: · Dolly was an energetic woman who was suddenly cut off in her prime by scarlet fever.
someone's death that happens before it would normally be expected: · James Dean had made just three movies before his untimely death in 1955.
too early · Too much success too early can cause you to grow overconfident.too early to do something · It's still too early to tell if the treatment is going to be effective.too early for · There aren't any raspberries in the stores yet. It's too early for them.far/way too early (=much too early) · We arrived far too early and had to wait outside for an hour.
happening too early after something else, or doing something much earlier than you should: · I don't think you should go back to work too soon after having the baby.too soon to do something: · It's too soon to say what effect the merger will have on the company's 1500 employeestoo soon for: · I knew it was too soon for any likely resolution of the problem.far/way too soon (=much too soon): · You can't get married next week! That's far too soon.· Lendl hit the ball way too soon.
written: untimely death/end much earlier than usual or expected, so that people are surprised by it: · Before his untimely death in 1991, Freddie Mercury was a brilliant singer and performer.meet an untimely end (=die early): · His grandfather had met an untimely end as the result of too much whisky.
happening before the normal or natural time: premature death/birth/ageing: · Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death.· It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin.premature baby (=a baby that is born before the normal time): · Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg.
informal to do or say something too early, before you know what is going to happen next, so that you risk making a mistake: · I think it would be jumping the gun to sign the agreement at this stage.· Surely it's jumping the gun to buy the ring before you've even asked her to marry you?
British if you say it's early days , you mean that it is still too early in a process or event to know what will happen: · It's still early days, but all the signs are that the operation has been a success.it's early days yet: · "It looks like Liverpool are going to win the championship.'' "Oh I don't know. It's early days yet.''
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the untimely death of a popular local man The announcement brought the meeting to an untimely end.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the mystery surrounding Elena’s untimely demise (=when death happens sooner than is normal or expected)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
the untimely death of a popular local man The announcement brought the meeting to an untimely end. formal (=at a young age)· He remained president until his untimely death in 2004.
the mystery surrounding Elena’s untimely demise (=when death happens sooner than is normal or expected)· A pity the author only got the respect she deserved after her untimely death.· The symbols and memories of untimely death lay all around from morning till night.· The untimely death of his father did nothing to alter the youngest Charlton's ambition.· People created just like you and me, their dreams cut short by a terrible, untimely death.· Tragically, or perhaps fortunately, the hunt was aborted by Gaitskell's untimely death in January 1963.· Students and faculty told fond stories about Daniels and expressed their sorrow at his untimely death.· After his untimely death, she had passed the figure on to Carla as a memento of a wonderful man.· She had died a young, untimely death.
· The chain of events I sparked off nearly led to my untimely demise.
· He loathed the sterile ritual of inspections, and this poor devil in his untimely end had saved him from that.
WORD FAMILYnountimeovertimetimertimingtimelessnessadjectivetimelesstimely ≠ untimelyverbtimeadverbtimelessly
1happening too soon or sooner than you expected: the untimely death of a popular local man The announcement brought the meeting to an untimely end.2not suitable for a particular occasion or time: an untimely interruption