timeously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English timeous

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English timeously

From timeous + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪməsli/

Adverb

timeously (comparative more timeously, superlative most timeously)

1. (Scotland and South Africa) In a timely manner.
   • 2012, Iain M. Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata, chapter eleven (S −17):

     We must, of course, diligently and timeously pursue every avenue of investigation occurring in Gzilt space.