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well-timed

[ wel-tahymd ]
/ ˈwɛlˈtaɪmd /
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adjective

fittingly or appropriately timed; opportune; timely: a well-timed demand for new legislation.

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Origin of well-timed

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby well-timed

well-taught, well-tempered, well-thought-of, well-thought-out, well-thumbed, well-timed, well-to-do, well-trained, well-travelled, well-treated, well-tried
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Words related to well-timed

auspicious, favorable, opportune, seasonable

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British Dictionary definitions for well-timed

well-timed

adjective (well timed when postpositive)

happening or scheduled to happen at an appropriate or suitable time
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