mistime
verb (used with object)
to time badly; perform, say, propose, etc., at a bad or inappropriate time.
mistiming
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present participleof mistime.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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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
But he had an off day in front of goal, seeing a first-half effort pushed away by Adrian and mistiming another strike while on the stretch.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2022
Upton committed another mishap in the field in the eighth, mistiming his reach on a drive to the warning track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2017
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
