Timely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

before a time limit expires

done or happening at the appropriate or proper time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪmli/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪmli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪmli/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪmli/.

Examples

the timely filing of his income tax return
a timely warning
with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seasonably apropos seasonable well-timed well timed

Parts of Speech

adjective	before a time limit expires “the timely filing of his income tax return”
adjective	done or happening at the appropriate or proper time “a timely warning”
adverb	at an opportune time “your letter arrived apropos”

Word Forms

timeliness	noun	being at the right time
time	noun	a suitable moment
seasonableness	noun	being at the right time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rechtzeitig

bevor eine Frist abläuft

🇫🇷French

opportun

avant l'expiration d'un délai

🇪🇸Spanish

oportuno

antes de que expire un plazo

🇮🇹Italian

tempestivo

prima della scadenza di un termine

🇳🇱Dutch

tijdig

voordat een termijn verstrijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

oportuno

antes que o prazo expire

🇷🇺Russian

своевременный

до истечения срока

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समय पर

समय सीमा समाप्त होने से पहले

🇧🇩Bengali

সময়মত

সময়সীমা শেষ হওয়ার আগে

🇮🇳Tamil

சரியான நேரத்தில்

கால வரம்பு காலாவதியாகும் முன்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమయానుకూలమైనది

సమయ పరిమితి ముగిసేలోపు

🇮🇳Marathi

वेळेवर

कालमर्यादा संपण्यापूर्वी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમયસર

સમય મર્યાદા સમાપ્ત થાય તે પહેલાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಕಾಲಿಕ

ಸಮಯದ ಮಿತಿ ಮುಗಿಯುವ ಮೊದಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്യസമയത്ത്

ഒരു സമയ പരിധി അവസാനിക്കുന്നതിന് മുമ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੇਂ ਸਿਰ

ਸਮਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਖਤਮ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بروقت

وقت کی حد ختم ہونے سے پہلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

及时

在期限到期之前

🇯🇵Japanese

タイムリーな

制限時間が経過する前に

🇰🇷Korean

때마침

제한 시간이 만료되기 전에

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kịp thời

trước khi hết thời hạn

🇹🇭Thai

ทันเวลา

ก่อนหมดเวลาที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepat waktu

sebelum batas waktu berakhir

🇵🇭Filipino

napapanahon

bago mag-expire ang isang takdang panahon

🇲🇾Malay

tepat pada masanya

sebelum had masa tamat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في الوقت المناسب

قبل انتهاء المهلة الزمنية

🇮🇷Persian

به موقع

قبل از انقضای یک محدودیت زمانی

🇹🇷Turkish

zamanında

süre sınırı dolmadan önce

🇮🇱Hebrew

בזמן

לפני תום מגבלת זמן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'timely'?

The primary meaning of 'timely' is 'before a time limit expires'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'timely' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'timely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'timely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'timely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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