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[tahym-lee]

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adjective

occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.

Archaic. early.

adverb

seasonably; opportunely.

Archaic. early or soon.

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English tim(e)liche, Old English tīmlīce (adv.). See time, -ly

Related forms

time·li·ness, noun

pre·time·li·ness, noun

pre·time·ly, adjective

Synonyms
1. See opportune.

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It seems that the advice is becoming increasingly timely.

Ability to work independently, manage tasks to timely completion and appropriately escalate issues.

People act in a timely way when given concrete tasks but dawdle when they view them in abstract terms.

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It seems that the advice is becoming increasingly timely.

Ability to work independently, manage tasks to timely completion and appropriately escalate issues.

People act in a timely way when given concrete tasks but dawdle when they view them in abstract terms.

With comprehensive and timely articles and legendary photographs and.

Improved imaging technology promises more timely diagnosis and could be available for clinical use.

The mail that your aunt had expected to be unusually timely was going to be late.

Piñata breaks in timely fashion but blindfolded birthday boy/girl who broke it cannot pull blindfold off.

While caution must be exercised in drawing broad conclusions from limited evidence, further investigation is a timely imperative.

The provision deals with providing accurate and timely information to the public and the.

Unfortunately timely data on house prices across different countries are.

More accurate rain forecasts would enable farmers to plan timely irrigation schedules and avoid floods.

Sprains and inflammation can be eased by the timely application of some ice or a cold compress.

We had poems there about war and peace-and those seemed timely.

We are working hard to resolve this in a timely manner.

The lender reps also provide sounding boards for problem solving, they can do research for usat no cost and in a timely manner.

More timely signs suggest that the economy could stall in this quarter.

Reactions to a more timely death, however, are little known.

Troubleshoot problems and take corrective action on a timely and effective basis.

Timely and appropriate humor can help students see their professors as authentic and approachable.

The outcome will be a timely judgment on the prospects for consumer-magazine publishers in the developed world.

Jackson said the agency and the manufacturers will review and act on chemicals with the highest priority in a timely manner.

For years now, it's been increasingly difficult to do business there in a timely way, except for late at night.

The goal of the award is to help postdocs make the transition to the role of independent researcher in a more timely fashion.

As well as features from the magazine, the website delivers its own timely news and views plus video and audio content.

Investigators attributed the loss of life to a lack of timely information available to responding firefighters.

The defendants have not responded in a timely manner with an intent to enter into negotiations for a patent license agreement.

First, they sent it before actually completing the search, so it is somewhat timely.

High-profile arrests are one thing: actually convicting a wrongdoer in a timely and transparent fashion quite another.

Every mode of modern society seems to depend on timely commuication that includes relay through satelites prone to solar events.

Micro-expansions can be developed at a lower cost, and quickly, while giving fans the updates they want in a timely manner.

Philips is a health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through timely innovations.

If you do not post them in a timely manner, you may be hearing from my lawyer.

So the closure is a timely reminder of the extent to which the world economy is tied to services provided to mankind by nature.

The article is timely for my quest to find information on reactive armor.

Precautions such as patient isolation and intense antibiotics may not be taken in a timely manner.

Timely mowing will reduce seed production but is must be done after the plant has set and has no chance of flowering again.

The resulting turmoil caused him to miss a crucial exam and a timely graduation.

The oil must spread aggressively and be applied in a timely fashion at rates sufficient to cover all the surface.

Furthermore, these big downgrades are a timely reminder that risk is real.

Such concerns are particularly timely as ecologists debate the risks of relocating species to save them from climate change.

Is there another plan out there that will actually solve the problems in a timely fashion.

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World English Dictionary

timely (ˈtaɪmlɪ)

—*adj, —adv* , -lier, -liest
1.	at the right or an opportune or appropriate time
2.	an archaic word for early

'timeliness

—n

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Word Origin & History

timely

late O.E. (adv.), from time (n.). As an adj. meaning "occurring at a suitable time" it is attested from c.1200.

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