Timely synonyms and antonyms

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auspicious
Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious:
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well-timed
Occurring or done at an opportune time:
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fitting the times
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suitable
That suits a given purpose, occasion, condition, propriety, etc.; fitting; appropriate; apt
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pertinent
Clearly related to a matter at hand.
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newsworthy
Having the qualities of news; timely and important or interesting
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appropriate
Right for the purpose; suitable; fit; proper
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punctual
(of an event) Happening at the appointed time
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apropos
at an opportune time
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fit (related)
Appropriate; proper:
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up-to-date
Keeping up with what is most recent in style, taste, information, etc.
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relevant
Meaningful or purposeful in current society or culture:
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unfavorable (antonym)
Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous:
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inappropriate (antonym)
The definition of inappropriate is someone or something that is not within the bounds of what is considered appropriate or socially acceptable.
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prompt
Quick, acting without delay.
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abreast
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
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advantageous
Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.
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unsuitable (antonym)
at the right time
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at (or on) the dot
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convenient
The definition of convenient is something easy to do, causes little trouble or easy to get to.
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expedient
Convenient but based on a concern for self-interest rather than principle:
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providential
Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence; lucky. [from 18th c.]
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inopportune (antonym)
at the right time
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untimely (antonym)
at the right time
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seasonable
Suitable to or usual for the time of year
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consistent (related)
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speedy (related)
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proactive (related)
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thorough (related)
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cost-effective (related)
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constructive (related)
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favorable
The definition of favorable is positive, advantageous or approving.
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contemporary
The definition of contemporary is existing at the same time or of the present time period.
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early
Of or belonging to an initial stage of development:
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promising
Showing promise of success, excellence, etc.
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proper
Accurate, strictly applied.
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temporal
Of, relating to, or limited by time:
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topical
Of, arranged by, or relating to a particular topic or topics:
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prosperous
Propitious; favorable:
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time (related)
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.
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seasonably
Used synonymously with reasonably.
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modern
Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date:
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ill-timed (antonym)
Coming or done at the wrong time; inopportune
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fitting
The definition of fitting is something appropriate or expected.
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lucky
The definition of lucky is someone who has good fortune, something that brings good fortune, or something that results from good fortune and chance.
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on-time
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luck (related)
Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time
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Synonym Study

  • Seasonable applies literally to that which is suited to the season of the year or, figuratively, to the moment or occasion seasonable weather
  • Opportune refers to that which is so timed, often as if by accident, as to meet exactly the needs of the occasion the opportune arrival of a supply train
  • Timely applies to that which happens or is done at an appropriate time, esp. at such a time as to be of help or service a timely interruption
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Timely Sentence Examples

  • He regarded his project as a timely compromise.

  • We don't always get timely information ourselves.

  • The allies, aware of the gradual strengthening of their enemy's forces but themselves as yet unable to put more than 200,000 in the field, had left a small corps of observation opposite Magdeburg and along the Elbe to give timely notice of an advance towards Berlin; and with the bulk of their forces had taken up a position about Dresden, whence they had determined to march down the course of the Elbe and roll up the French from right to left.

  • Another timely work was his edition of Friedrich List's Gesammelte Schriften (1850), accompanied with a life of the author.

  • An attack on Quintus Cicero (brother of the orator), then quartered with a legion in the territory of the Nervii, failed owing to the timely appearance of Caesar.

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