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timely

/ˈtaɪmli/

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What does timely mean?

adjective

  1. Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
  2. Happening or appearing at the proper time.

adverb

  1. In compliance with applicable time limits.
More meanings (3)

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.

adverb

  1. (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
  2. (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtaɪmli/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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A timely consciousness of the ultimate vanity of human architecture, no less than of other human things, had prevented artistic superfluity.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
As it happened, this impromptu trip to the Centennial proved to be one of the most timely acts of his life.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
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They can always be made to do this by a timely pinch that takes off the terminal bud of the cane.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
When a doctor could be got at, he said that but for Mrs. Lapham's timely care, the lady would hardly have lived.
William Dean HowellsThe Rise of Silas LaphamProject Gutenberg ebook #154
I saw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me, and congratulated myself upon the timely accident by which I had escaped.
Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #2148