timely
Other forms: timeliest; timelier; timelily
If something is finished quickly or on time, then it's been done in a timely manner. Homework, thank-you notes, and your taxes are just a few things that you should complete in a timely manner.
Hear that clock ticking? That's the time limit for learning this word in a timely fashion. But the word timely isn't always about speed — being timely can also mean being well-timed or doing something at the most appropriate moment. If you're going for a job interview, it's important to make a timely arrival. And if you bump into friends just when they were wondering how you were doing, then you've made a timely appearance.
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done or happening at the appropriate or proper time“a timely warning”“with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery”synonyms: seasonable, well timed, well-timedopportunesuitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
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before a time limit expires“the timely filing of his income tax return”synonyms:punctualacting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
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at an opportune timesynonyms: apropos, seasonably, well-timed
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Vocabulary lists containing timely
As you read Act 2 of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 5: Why Read Shakespeare?, Macbeth, Act 1, Macbeth, Act 2, Macbeth, Act 3, Macbeth, Act 4, Macbeth, Act 5, Holinshed's Chronicles, The Macbeth Murder Mystery