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[ wel-tahymd ] / ˈwɛlˈtaɪmd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-timed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefittingly or appropriately timed; opportune; timely: a well-timed demand for new legislation. Origin of well-timedFirst recorded in 1625–35 Words nearby well-timedwell-taught, well-tempered, well-thought-of, well-thought-out, well-thumbed, well-timed, well-to-do, well-trained, well-travelled, well-treated, well-tried Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-timedTitanic has sometimes made $50,000 in a few weeks of well-timed chipping and putting at golf resorts. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like Stealth Wear, the Off Pocket received a well-timed boost from the news. The OFF Pocket Is a Pouch That Takes Your Phone Off the Grid|Josh Dzieza|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST He took on the unions that were again attempting to extort New Yorkers with well-timed strikes. ‘Hizzoner’ Ed Koch, Three-Term Mayor of New York, Dies at 88|John Avlon|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was only a well-timed grab to the chest area that kept her upright. Hillary Clinton Grinds in South Africa, Michelle Obama Grooves on ‘Ellen,’ & More Dancing Politicians (VIDEO)||August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bieber's subsequent rise to the top of the teen-idol heap was as methodical as it was well-timed. The Making of a Teen Idol|Maura Johnston|April 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST As I put this well-timed challenge into my pocket, I walked down the side, got into my boat, and put off. Frank Mildmay|Captain Frederick Marryat How often have the asperities incident to conversation been instantly softened down by the means of a well-timed pun? The Punster's Pocket-book|Charles Molloy Westmacott I think it well-timed and a good thought; and as you know I wouldn't say so to anybody else, I don't mind saying freely thus much. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John Forster A well-timed burst of anger sometimes removes responsibility, and sometimes shifts it on to other shoulders. Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo This prompt and well-timed measure produced the desired effect. Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various
British Dictionary definitions for well-timed
adjective (well timed when postpositive)happening or scheduled to happen at an appropriate or suitable time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-timedauspicious, favorable, opportune, seasonable |