as in unexpected
occurring before the usual or expected time
their inopportune arrival before the house was cleaned
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Recent Examples of inopportune
The trouble is that Congress and the president are willing to consider its passage only during maximally inopportune moments like the present.
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2022
Roope Hintz’s recent upper-body injury came at an inopportune time.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
Democrats publicly and privately conceded that the stunning development was at best an unwelcome distraction at an inopportune time that muddies the case against Donald Trump.
—Steve Peoples, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
From a strictly business perspective, CNN boss Jeff Zucker’s sudden departure Wednesday could not have come at a more inopportune time.
—Vulture, 3 Feb. 2022
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2022
Roope Hintz’s recent upper-body injury came at an inopportune time.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
Democrats publicly and privately conceded that the stunning development was at best an unwelcome distraction at an inopportune time that muddies the case against Donald Trump.
—Steve Peoples, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
From a strictly business perspective, CNN boss Jeff Zucker’s sudden departure Wednesday could not have come at a more inopportune time.
—Vulture, 3 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inopportune
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Allow vines to climb to unexpected areas and create dense plantings that make a yard look established.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Fictional superhero Helen Parr, better known as Elastigirl from The Incredibles (2004), has become an unexpected body inspiration on social media.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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In early European trading, France's CAC 40 increased 0.2 percent, Germany's DAX gained 0.3 percent, and Britain's FTSE 100 remained flat.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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One person suffered serious injuries during a rollover crash on Interstate 84 in Southington early Tuesday that left the highway shut down for hours.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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Conor Hall, a deli clerk in a Boulder King Soopers, disputed the company’s argument that a strike vote was premature because union members haven’t had a chance to vote on it.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, the committee noted that there were more than 2,000 premature deaths related to the disaster, primarily due to strained regional medical care and trauma associated with precautionary evacuations around the plant.—
Gary Collins,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Feb. 2025
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Two PhD researchers at University of California San Diego (UCSD) spoke with Newsweek about how the threat of cuts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the sudden disappearance of research grants, have left the scientific community reeling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Linda Ward-Smith, president of her local AFGE union chapter in Las Vegas, said of the sudden buyout offer.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for a final viewing of the TV shows who met an untimely death this year.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Bob Saget served as the series narrator, voicing Future Ted Mosby, before his untimely death in 2022.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Well, at age 7, O'Brien won a special juvenile Oscar for playing Garland’s precocious kid sister in the film.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Robert Eggers first encountered F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu at the precocious age of 9 after seeing a photo of Max Schreck in costume as Count Orlok, an unauthorized take on Dracula who’s gone on to become as iconic as any rendition of Bram Stoker’s vampire.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inopportune. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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