timely

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Pronunciation

• enPR: tīmʹlē, IPA: /ˈtaɪmli/

Adjective

timely (comparative timelier, superlative timeliest)

1. Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
2. Happening or appearing at the proper time.
3. (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.

Synonyms

• (done at the proper time) on time, well-timed; see also Thesaurus:punctual
• (happening or appearing at the proper time) opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely

Antonyms

• (done at the proper time) badly timed, ill-timed, late; see also Thesaurus:overdue
• (happening or appearing at the proper time) inopportune, unseasonable; see also Thesaurus:untimely

Translations

• German: zeitgerecht, fristgerecht, zur rechten Zeit, rechtzeitig, zeitnah, zügig, rasch
• Portuguese: oportuno
• Russian: своевре́менный
• Spanish: oportuno

Translations

• French: opportun, au bon moment
• German: rechtzeitig, zeitgemäß, frühzeitig
• Portuguese: oportuno
• Spanish: oportuno

Adverb

timely

1. (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 587:

     ‘If I had been born more timely, he said, Rhaegar would have married me instead of Elia, and it would all have come out different.’

2. (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.
3. (legal) In compliance with applicable time limits.
   • 1998, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Merino-Balderrama ↗:

     On May 14, 1997, the jury convicted the defendant, who currently is serving a fifteen-month sentence. The defendant timely appeals.

   • 2003, United States Supreme Court, Clay v. United States ↗:

     […] § 2255's one-year limitation period starts to run when the time for seeking such review expires. Under this rule, Clay's § 2255 petition was timely filed.

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