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untimely
un·time·ly U0122700 (ŭn-tīm′lē)adj. un·time·li·er, un·time·li·est 1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.2. Occurring too soon; premature: an untimely death.adv.1. Inopportunely.2. Prematurely.
un·time′li·ness n.untimely (ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ) adj1. occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time: an untimely death. 2. inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season: his joking at the funeral was most untimely. advprematurely or inopportunely unˈtimeliness nun•time•ly (ʌnˈtaɪm li)
adj. , -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj. 1. not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune. 2. happening too soon or too early; premature. adv. 3. prematurely. 4. unseasonably. [1150–1200] un•time′li•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | untimely - badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"ill-timed, unseasonable, wronginopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit" | | 2. |  untimely - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"prematureearly - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" | | Adv. | 1. | untimely - too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely"prematurely |
untimelyadjective1. early, premature, before time, unseasonable His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
early timely, seasonable2. ill-timed, inappropriate, badly timed, inopportune, unfortunate, awkward, unsuitable, inconvenient, mistimed, inauspicious Your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
ill-timed appropriate, convenient, well-timed, opportune, welcome, suitable, fortunate, auspiciousuntimelyadjective1. Not occurring at a favorable time:ill-timed, inconvenient, inopportune.2. Not suitable for or characteristic of the season:unseasonable.3. Developing, occurring, or appearing before the expected time:early, precocious, premature.Translationsintempestifprématuréprematuroinopportunountimely
come to an endTo wind down to an ending or conclusion. Festivities came to an end well after the sun had risen the next morning. I'm just dreading when the nice summer weather finally comes to an end.See also: come, endcome to an untimely end1. To die, usually at a young age. That poor little girl came to untimely end because her illness worsened so quickly.2. To end abruptly. Once he was linked to that scandal, his career in politics came to an untimely end.See also: come, end, untimelycome to an untimely endFig. to come to an early death. Poor Mr. Jones came to an untimely end in a car accident. Cancer caused Mrs. Smith to come to an untimely end.See also: come, end, untimelycome to an end1. Conclude, terminate, as in the familiar proverb, All things come to an end, stated by Geoffrey Chaucer in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374). 2. come to a bad end; come to no good. Have a bad outcome or die in an unpleasant way. For example, I always suspected this venture would come to no good, or Her parents feared he would come to a bad end. 3. come to or meet an untimely end . Die at a young age, terminate much sooner than desired or expected. For example, The blow was fatal, causing the young boxer to meet an untimely end, or Our partnership came to an untimely end when I became too ill to work. Also see dead end. See also: come, enduntimely
Synonyms for untimelyadj earlySynonyms- early
- premature
- before time
- unseasonable
Antonymsadj ill-timedSynonyms- ill-timed
- inappropriate
- badly timed
- inopportune
- unfortunate
- awkward
- unsuitable
- inconvenient
- mistimed
- inauspicious
Antonyms- appropriate
- convenient
- well-timed
- opportune
- welcome
- suitable
- fortunate
- auspicious
Synonyms for untimelyadj not occurring at a favorable timeSynonyms- ill-timed
- inconvenient
- inopportune
adj not suitable for or characteristic of the seasonSynonymsadj developing, occurring, or appearing before the expected timeSynonymsSynonyms for untimelyadj badly timedSynonyms- ill-timed
- unseasonable
- wrong
Related Wordsadj uncommonly early or before the expected timeSynonymsRelated Wordsadv too soonSynonyms |