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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Words related to well-timed

auspicious, favorable, opportune, seasonable

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

Origin of well-timed

First recorded in 1625–35

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Examples from the Web for well-timed

Titanic has sometimes made $50,000 in a few weeks of well-timed chipping and putting at golf resorts.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Stealth Wear, the Off Pocket received a well-timed boost from the news.
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He took on the unions that were again attempting to extort New Yorkers with well-timed strikes.
‘Hizzoner’ Ed Koch, Three-Term Mayor of New York, Dies at 88|John Avlon|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was only a well-timed grab to the chest area that kept her upright.
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Bieber's subsequent rise to the top of the teen-idol heap was as methodical as it was well-timed.
The Making of a Teen Idol|Maura Johnston|April 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
As I put this well-timed challenge into my pocket, I walked down the side, got into my boat, and put off.
Frank Mildmay|Captain Frederick Marryat
How often have the asperities incident to conversation been instantly softened down by the means of a well-timed pun?
The Punster's Pocket-book|Charles Molloy Westmacott
I think it well-timed and a good thought; and as you know I wouldn't say so to anybody else, I don't mind saying freely thus much.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John Forster
A well-timed burst of anger sometimes removes responsibility, and sometimes shifts it on to other shoulders.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
This prompt and well-timed measure produced the desired effect.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various

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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