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Untimely

adjective/ʌntˈaɪmli/
Definition
badly timed
uncommonly early or before the expected time
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʌntˈaɪmli/
🇬🇧British English
/ʌntˈaɪmli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʌntˈaɪmli/
4 syllables Say it as /ʌntˈaɪmli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivebadly timed
“an ill-timed intervention”
adjectiveuncommonly early or before the expected time
“illness led to his premature death”
adverbtoo soon; in a premature manner
“I spoke prematurely”
Word Forms
unseasonablenessnounbeing at an inappropriate time
untimelinessnounthe quality of occurring at an inconvenient time
prematurenessnounthe state of being premature
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unzeitgemäß
schlecht getimt
🇫🇷French
prématuré
mal chronométré
🇪🇸Spanish
prematuro
mal momento
🇮🇹Italian
prematuro
mal cronometrato
🇳🇱Dutch
vroegtijdig
slecht getimed
🇵🇹Portuguese
prematuro
mal cronometrado
🇷🇺Russian
несвоевременный
не вовремя
India
🇮🇳Hindi
असामयिक
ख़राब समय
🇧🇩Bengali
অসময়
খারাপ সময়
🇮🇳Tamil
அகால
மோசமான நேரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
అకాల
చెడు సమయం ముగిసింది
🇮🇳Marathi
अकाली
वाईट वेळ
🇮🇳Gujarati
અકાળ
ખરાબ સમય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಕಾಲ
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಸಮಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അകാലത്തിൽ
മോശമായി സമയബന്ധിതമായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਚਨਚੇਤੀ
ਬੁਰਾ ਸਮਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے وقت
برا وقت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不合时宜的
不合时宜
🇯🇵Japanese
時期尚早な
タイミングが悪い
🇰🇷Korean
때 아닌
시기가 좋지 않은
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không đúng lúc
sai thời điểm
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่ถูกกาลเทศะ
หมดเวลาไม่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
sebelum waktunya
waktunya tidak tepat
🇵🇭Filipino
wala sa oras
hindi maganda ang oras
🇲🇾Malay
sebelum masanya
teruk masanya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
في غير وقته
توقيت سيء
🇮🇷Persian
نابهنگام
بد وقت
🇹🇷Turkish
zamansız
kötü zamanlanmış
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּטֶרֶם עֵת
בתזמון גרוע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'untimely'?
The primary meaning of 'untimely' is 'badly timed'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'untimely' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'untimely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'untimely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'untimely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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