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mis⋅time

  [mis-tahym]
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–verb (used with object), -timed, -tim⋅ing.
to time badly; perform, say, propose, etc., at a bad or inappropriate time.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME mistimen, OE mistīmian. See mis- 1 , time
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mis·time   (mĭs-tīm')   
tr.v.   mis·timed, mis·tim·ing, mis·times
To time inaccurately or inappropriately; misjudge the timing of: The basketball team mistimed the final play and lost the game.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

mistime 
late O.E. mistimian "to happen amiss" (of an event); see mis- (1) + time. Meaning "not to time properly" is first recorded 1390.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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