ill-timed

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ill-timed

adjective more ill-timed · most ill-timed

  1. Occurring at an unfavourable or inappropriate time. Near-synonyms: inopportune; see also Thesaurus:untimely

    Similar: mistimed, untimely, inopportune, ill-timed, intempestive, timeless, unseasonable, untime, untimeous · Opposite: well-timed, timely, seasonable, in good season, opportune, tempestive, tidy, timeful, timeous, heaven-sent, timesome

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adj occurring at an unfavourable time

Italianointempestivo
Ελληνικάπαράκαιρος parákairos
Русскийнесвоевре́менный nesvojevrémennyj

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@misc{ill_timed_2026,
  title = {ill-timed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ill-timed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}