timeous

English

Alternative forms

• timous

Etymology

From earlier timous, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early”), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely”).

Adjective

timeous (not comparable)

1. in sufficient time; timely

Synonyms

• opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely

Derived terms

• timeously
• untimeous, untimous