Antonyms for untimely

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-tahym-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtaɪm li

Definition of untimely

Origin : 1530s, "coming before the proper or usual time," from un- (1) "not" + timely. Cf. Middle Danish utimelig, of weather, etc.

adj inappropriate

Example sentences :

All untimely bereavement is, of course, not of the nature of the above illustration.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Therefore, I dismiss the fear of untimely separation from my appointed work.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

He seems to have wished the world to accept this version of his untimely marriage.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Were he to die while I am speaking, we could not pronounce it an untimely death.
Extract from : « Time's Portraiture » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Our lamb was black: and at the hour of his untimely death a storm was coming up.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

He had been the pet of the family for a long time, but he came to an untimely end.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

They took a first prize, but two of them have since come to an untimely end.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

Sometimes it may ruin a man; not because it is a joke, but because it is untimely.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

My visit was—well, timely, or untimely, whichever way you regard it.
Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter

That is abortive that is untimely, that has not been borne its full time, that is immature.
Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

Synonyms for untimely

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