untimely

English

Etymology

un- +‎ timely

Adjective

untimely (comparative more untimely, superlative most untimely)

1. at an inopportune time

   untimely remarks

2. early; premature

   an untimely death

Synonyms

• (at an inopportune time): inopportune; see also Thesaurus:untimely
• (early, premature): before time, early, premature; see also Thesaurus:premature

Antonyms

• (at an inopportune time): opportune, timely
• (early, premature):
  • (at the right time): timely, on time, to time; see also Thesaurus:punctual
  • (late): behind time, late, tardy; see also Thesaurus:overdue

Derived terms

• untimeliness

Translations

taking place at an inopportune time

• Estonian: ajakohatu
• Finnish: huonosti ajoitettu
• French: intempestif (fr)
• Greek: ανεπίκαιρος (el) (anepíkairos)

  Ancient: ἄωρος (áōros)

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• Irish: antráthach
• Italian: inopportuno (it), intempestivo (it), inatteso (it), improvviso (it)

early; premature

• Czech: předčasný (cs) m
• Estonian: enneaegne
• Finnish: ennenaikainen (fi)
• French: vert (fr)
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• German: vorzeitig (de), verfrüht (de)
• Italian: prematuro (it), inaspettato (it), inopportuno (it), precipitoso (it)
• Russian: преждевре́менный (ru) (preždevrémennyj), несвоевре́менный (ru) (nesvojevrémennyj)

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• Telugu: అకాలము (te) (akālamu)
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Adverb

untimely (comparative more untimely, superlative most untimely)

1. prematurely
   • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Macbeth

     Macduff was from his mother's womb / Untimely ripped.

Anagrams

• minutely