: happening at an opportune moment : timely
a well-timed announcement

Examples of well-timed in a Sentence

the release of the novel was well-timed: a week later the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature
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Sources say this likely means that the director’s new film won’t make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, but the late September release date is well-timed to the fall film festivals. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 The performances will be well-timed for both Fender and Young. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2025 The cuts are well-timed throughout, supportive of both the comic punchlines and the tragic gut punches. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025 While there was one major hiccup (6 ER on Sept. 8 against the Giants), the ensuing run was well-timed as rookie knuckleballer Matt Waldron had hit a wall. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 Texas’ two off weeks are well-timed: one in Week 5, just before the Oklahoma-Georgia combo, and the first week of November, right before the season’s final stretch. Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024 This alliance is well-timed in a market that increasingly values accessible AI solutions, positioning both DigitalOcean and Hugging Face favorably in the competitive cloud services landscape. Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Wu’s decision to build a huge chain of cinemas in China appeared well-timed, given the rapid expansion of the China film industry. Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024 The opportunity was particularly well-timed for Yordani Rodriguez, a recent graduate of Thomas Edison Career and Technical Education High School in Jamaica Hills, Queens, who will start with a full-ride to Columbia University this fall. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of well-timed was in 1604

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“Well-timed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-timed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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