untimely
pronunciation
How to pronounce untimely in British English:
UK [ʌnˈtaɪmli]
How to pronounce untimely in American English:
US [ʌnˈtaɪmli]
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- Adjective:
- badly timed
- uncommonly early or before the expected time
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- Adverb:
- too soon; in a premature manner
Word Origin
- untimely (adj.)
- 1530s, "coming before the proper or usual time," from un- (1) "not" + timely (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Danish utimelig, of weather, etc. Old English had untidlic "unseasonable." Related: Untimeliness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. His illness led to his untimely death .
- 2. But the chances of the country skidding to an untimely halt are only marginally less remote .
- 3. Untimely demise is the heaviest among the effects .
- 4. Cigarette smoking is a significant source of avertable morbidity and untimely mortality in the world .
- 5. Untimely or low-quality information virtually guarantees poor performance .