un·time·ly

(ŭn-tīm′lē)

adj. un·time·li·er, un·time·li·est

1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.

2. Occurring too soon; premature: an untimely death.

adv.

1. Inopportunely.

2. Prematurely.

un·time′li·ness n.

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untimely

(ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ)

adj

1. occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time: an untimely death.

2. inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season: his joking at the funeral was most untimely.

adv

prematurely or inopportunely

unˈtimeliness n

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un•time•ly

(ʌnˈtaɪm li)

adj. , -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj.

1. not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune.

2. happening too soon or too early; premature.

adv.

3. prematurely.

4. unseasonably.

[1150–1200]

un•time′li•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	untimely - badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" ill-timed, unseasonable, wrong inopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"
	2.	untimely - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" premature early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
Adv.	1.	untimely - too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" prematurely

untimely

adjective

1. early, premature, before time, unseasonable His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
early timely, seasonable

2. ill-timed, inappropriate, badly timed, inopportune, unfortunate, awkward, unsuitable, inconvenient, mistimed, inauspicious Your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
ill-timed appropriate, convenient, well-timed, opportune, welcome, suitable, fortunate, auspicious

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untimely

adjective

1. Not occurring at a favorable time:

ill-timed, inconvenient, inopportune.

2. Not suitable for or characteristic of the season:

unseasonable.

3. Developing, occurring, or appearing before the expected time:

early, precocious, premature.

Translations

předčasný

ennenaikainen

intempestif prématuré

prematuro inopportuno

untimely

[ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] ADJ (= premature) → prematuro; (= inopportune) → inoportuno

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untimely

[ʌnˈtaɪmli] adj

(= ill-timed) [visit, arrival, interruption] → inopportun(e)

(= premature) [death] → prématuré(e)

untimely

adj (= premature) death → vorzeitig; end also → verfrüht; (= inopportune) moment → unpassend, ungelegen; development, occurrence → unpassend, ungelegen, zur falschen Zeit; shower, remark → zur falschen Zeit; visit → ungelegen; to come to or meet an untimely end → ein vorzeitiges Ende finden; his arrival was most untimely → seine Ankunft kam sehr ungelegen

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untimely

[ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ] adj (death, end) → prematuro/a; (remark) → fuori luogo, inopportuno/a
to come to an untimely end (person) → morire prematuramente (project) → naufragare anzitempo