well-timed

American  

[wel-tahymd] / ˈwɛlˈtaɪmd /

adjective

1. fittingly or appropriately timed; opportune; timely.

   a well-timed demand for new legislation.

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well-timed British  

adjective

1. happening or scheduled to happen at an appropriate or suitable time

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Etymology

Origin of well-timed

First recorded in 1625–35

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Example Sentences

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well-timed

The well-timed and profitable trades come amid increasing scrutiny of potential insider-trading concerns on prediction-markets platforms including Polymarket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

So while confidence cannot be reduced to a well-timed eyebrow raise, the study suggests listeners may be picking up far more from a speaker's face than either side realises.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Right now I’m a solo artist, which is kind of fun. I’m up there like a folk troubadour, singing the songs, reading from the book, and making some well-timed joke,” he told Salon.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

The angry sea god Poseidon is reduced to rumors; mighty Zeus withheld to a few well-timed thunderclaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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