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Word entry · 6 letters

timely

Best crossword clue

"At the right moment"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtaɪmli/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted eilmtyStarts with TEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. at an opportune time

Word origin

From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *tīmlīc (adjective) and tīmlīċe (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time + -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.

Used in a sentence

  • If the whistleblower submitted a timely response, pursuant to Step 9, the Claims Review Staff will consider the issues, along with any supporting documentation, and make its Proposed Final Determination.
  • […] and the timely dew of sleep, / Now falling with soft slumbrous weight, inclines / Our eye-lids […]
  • There are people, I know, to be found, / ⁠Who say and apparently think / That sorrow and care may be drowned / By a timely consumption of drink.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01At the right moment6 letters
02Well-timed6 letters

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