well-timed

American  

[wel-tahymd] / ˈwɛlˈtaɪmd /

adjective

1. fittingly or appropriately timed; opportune; timely.

   a well-timed demand for new legislation.

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well-timed British  

adjective

1. happening or scheduled to happen at an appropriate or suitable time

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Etymology

Origin of well-timed

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

Congressional action around prediction markets began in the wake of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, when a suspected insider made a well-timed bet on Maduro’s ouster through the prediction-market platform Polymarket.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“The powerful combination is well-timed to capitalize on an emerging, multi-year offshore drilling upcycle,” said Transocean Chief Executive Keelan Adamson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

And these well-timed bets may have netted a still-anonymous someone more than $400,000.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

One trader quickly amassed a profit of over $400,000, through a handful of well-timed bets exclusively on the possibility the U.S. would carry out a military operation in Venezuela.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

That seems like a long time of working at something, since the medical definition of infertility is twelve months of well-timed physical union without any results.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan