mistime
Americanverb (used with object)
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mistimes,
present (3rd person singular)
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mistimed,
past participle, past
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mistiming
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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mistimesimple
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mistimessimple
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have mistimedperfect
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has mistimedperfect
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am mistimingprogressive
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are mistimingprogressive
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is mistimingprogressive
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have been mistimingperfect progressive
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has been mistimingperfect progressive
Past
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mistimedsimple
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had mistimedperfect
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was mistimingprogressive
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were mistimingprogressive
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had been mistimingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of mistime
before 1000; Middle English mistimen, Old English mistīmian. See mis- 1, time
Example Sentences
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See Examples For:
Forcing the striker to mistime his control of the ball is not an offence and referee John Brooks called it absolutely right.
From BBC ● May 8, 2023
With two on and two down in the sixth, catcher Jacob Stallings poked a soft, 79-mph liner toward Escobar, who seemed to mistime his jump and couldn’t haul it in.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
So I now in retrospect describe that as a brilliant strategy: fail at playing the tape, mistime it before lunch, and build the dramatic interest into what happened.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 19, 2019
"Stand and cheer as Joakim Noah sits the bench for $19 million! Come see Ron Baker mistime dives for loose balls! Watch Spike Lee wait intently for his nightly spot on the JumboTron!"
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 19, 2018
Now that I see how unwieldy and overpowered his swing is, I have zero doubt he’ll mistime it and swing too soon.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Dan Mousley mistimes a leg glance to a straightening ball from Joe Leach and lobs a gentle catch up to Pears captain Brett D'Oliveira at mid wicket.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
Sam Clucas has a chance to whip in a cross from midway inside the Plymouth half on the left, locating Cameron Humphreys inside the box, who mistimes his jump and allows Plymouth to clear.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
Daryl Mitchell tries to fool the crowd into thinking he's caught Ollie Pope, but then mistimes his 'celebration' and allows England to nick a single during day three of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2022
Fuchs mistimes his jump and Redmond, who possibly expected Fuchs to clear, heads onto the roof of the net from eight yards.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2017
He mistimes it; it grazes the edge of his bat, and whizzes off far to the right of Scaife, but the Demon has it.
From The Hill A Romance of Friendship by Horace Annesley Vachell
Wright mistimed his jump, and the ball hit Lambert-Smith square in the hands before falling to the turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Billionaire Mat Ishbia was in trouble after a failed takeover and mistimed bets on interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Wagner: My biggest recurring mistake was revenge trading — getting stopped out of a trade, then jumping back in hours later, convinced I’d just mistimed the entry, only to get stopped out again.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
Looking to emulate him, debutant Jake Weatherald also went on the attack, but it cost him, out for 23 after a mistimed pull shot was taken by Ben Duckett off Carse.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
It was destined for an interception, but the El Paso defensive back mistimed.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Countless investors bear the scars from mistiming the cycle.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The company reported lower profit and said that prior missteps, including the mistiming of its increase in Caribbean capacity, would hurt its 2026 performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Moeen only scored 12 before mistiming a lofted drive which was safely pouched by Tom Taylor off the bowling of David Willey.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
The play was a turning point in the Dodgers’ 5-2 win, keeping their 1-0 lead intact, and the result of an adjustment Pollock made after mistiming a jump at the wall Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
I had already reflected on the Multitude of Peasants that have been lost, from postponing, or mistiming a Bleeding, only because the sovereign Decision of an Almanac had directed it at some other Time.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) Tissot
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