timeously

time·ous

[tahy-muhs]
adjective Chiefly Scot.
timely; sufficiently early.

Origin:
1425–75; time + -ous; replacing late Middle English (Scots) tymys (see -ish1)

time·ous·ly, adverb
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timeous (ˈtaɪməs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(Scot) in good time; sufficiently early: a timeous warning
 
[C15: Scottish; see time, -ous]
 
'timeously
 
adv

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timeous (ˈtaɪməs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(Scot) in good time; sufficiently early: a timeous warning
 
[C15: Scottish; see time, -ous]
 
'timeously
 
adv

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