timelier; timeliest
1
: coming early or at the right time
a timely decision
timely payment
2
: appropriate or adapted to the times or the occasion
a timely book
timeliness
noun
1
: in time : opportunely
the question was not … timely raised in the state court—
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Adjective
Her very timely book examines the effects of global warming on the world's climates.
She always responds to my requests in a timely fashion.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Of those complaints, 98% get timely responses — sometimes with monetary or non-monetary resolutions — a big improvement over companies ignoring people.
—Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Cypress on Wednesday got the timely hits the Centurions have been frequently missing this season in a 7-4 win over JSerra in a nonleague baseball game at Cypress High where two teams in the Orange County Top 10 met for the first game of a two-game home-and-home series this week.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
However, House of Mouse’s shareholders today made a very timely and strong rejection of some MAGA efforts to gain control of corporate governance.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Of those complaints, 98% get timely responses — sometimes with monetary or non-monetary resolutions — a big improvement over companies ignoring people.
—Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Cypress on Wednesday got the timely hits the Centurions have been frequently missing this season in a 7-4 win over JSerra in a nonleague baseball game at Cypress High where two teams in the Orange County Top 10 met for the first game of a two-game home-and-home series this week.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Adolescence’s explicit interest in incel culture gives it a timely distinction.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Timely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timely. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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