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timely

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore T words

happening at a suitable or opportune moment

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In a sentence

Timely in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing timely in a sentence.

Her timely warning gave the village just enough time to evacuate.

Synonyms
opportunepunctualpromptwell-timed
Antonyms
untimelybelatedtardy
Common questions

Questions about “timely

Timely (adjective) means happening at a suitable or opportune moment
Here is timely used in an example sentence: "Her timely warning gave the village just enough time to evacuate."
Common synonyms for timely include opportune, punctual, prompt, well-timed.
Antonyms of timely include untimely, belated, tardy.
Timely is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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