adjective · rare

untimely

untimely · untimelier · untimeliest

ранній, завчасний

преждевременный, несвоевременный

viel zu früh, unpassend, frühzeitig, vorzeitig

At an inopportune timeAt an inopportune time.

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/ʌnˈtaɪmli/

» There is no such thing as an untimely erection.

Не існує такого поняття, як невчасна ерекція.

Meaning

2 senses

At an inopportune time.
untimely remarks
unpassend
uncommonly early or before the expected time
Early; premature.
an untimely death
vorzeitig, verfrüht, frühzeitig
преждевре́менныйpreždevrémennyj, несвоевре́менныйnesvojevrémennyj

Examples

11 sentences

There is no such thing as an untimely erection.
Не існує такого поняття, як невчасна ерекція.
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That untimely interview weakened her negotiating position.
deMit diesem Interview zur Unzeit hat sie ihre Verhandlungsposition geschwächt.
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This untimely interview has weakened her negotiating position.
deMit diesem Interview zur Unzeit hat sie ihre Verhandlungsposition geschwächt.
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Those loved by many are liable to untimely death.
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His untimely death reminded people of the fragility of life and its unpredictability.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

early; premature:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

taking place at an inopportune time:

early; premature:

Origin

From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First

From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unseasonable”).

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