adjective (formal)
1 happening too soon or sooner than is normal or expected
SYNPREMATURE:
She met a tragic and untimely death at 25. * A cough at the doorway brought an untimely end to their embrace.
2 happening at a time or in a situation that is not suitable
SYNILL-TIMED:
His interruption was untimely.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for untimely is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does untimely appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — untimely appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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