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Son Heung-min found the back of the net with a clever chip over Yazeed Abulaila, but the Tottenham forward had mistimed his run into the box and the goal was quickly ruled out for offside.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

Walcott had mistimed his move in the centre, and though his intervention saw the ball break right past a flapping Given to Sanchez, who headed into the empty net, it’s not counting.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2015

On a conference call Thursday, Leahy made a rare confession about how Democrats and the White House had mistimed this process.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2015

There was a typical moment midway through the first half when Ronaldo raced down the left before sliding a square pass towards Postiga, who had mistimed his sprint and overran the ball.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2012

They were starting on some Saturday afternoon excursion, and had mistimed their train. 

From A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir