Timely

//ˈtaɪmli//

Synonyms for "timely" (77 found)

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Related word relations

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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related to

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similar

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Translations

59 translations across 24 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • tydig adj (done at the proper time)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • καίριος adj (done at the proper time)
  • καίριος adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • навременен adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • своевременен adj (done at the proper time)

Catalan

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  • oportú adj (done at the proper time)
  • oportú adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 及時 /及时 adj (done at the proper time)
  • 適時 /适时 adj (done at the proper time)

Dutch

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  • actueel adj (done at the proper time)
  • tijdig adj (done at the proper time)
  • tijdig adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Estonian

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  • õigeaegne adj (done at the proper time)
  • õigeaegne adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Finnish

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  • oikea-aikainen adj (done at the proper time)
  • oikea-aikainen adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

French

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  • au bon moment adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • opportun adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

German

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  • fristgerecht adj (done at the proper time)
  • frühzeitig adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • rasch adj (done at the proper time)
  • rechtzeitig adj (done at the proper time)

Hungarian

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  • időszerű adj (done at the proper time)

Irish

4 entries
  • tráthúil adj (done at the proper time)
  • tráthúil adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • ócáideach adj (done at the proper time)
  • ócáideach adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Italian

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  • opportuno adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • tempestivo adj (done at the proper time)
  • tempestivo adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Japanese

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  • 渡りに舟の adj (done at the proper time)
  • 適時の adj (done at the proper time)

Latin

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  • temporāneus adj (done at the proper time)
  • temporāneus adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • на́времен adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • своевре́мен adj (done at the proper time)

Manx

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  • traaoil adj (done at the proper time)
  • traaoil adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Old Irish

4 entries
  • tráthach adj (done at the proper time)
  • tráthach adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • tráthaigthech adj (done at the proper time)
  • tráthaigthech adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • oportuno adj (done at the proper time)
  • oportuno adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Russian

1 entries
  • своевре́менный adj (done at the proper time)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • prȁvovremen adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • пра̏вовремен adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Swedish

1 entries
  • vältajmad adj (done at the proper time)

Thai

2 entries
  • ตรงเวลา adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)
  • ถูกเวลา adj (done at the proper time)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hợp thời adj (happening or appearing at the proper time)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You must perform all assignments in a timely manner.

Source: tatoeba (21239)

The statement was not timely.

Source: tatoeba (45901)

I am sure your promotion was timely and well deserved.

Source: tatoeba (70556)

If it had not been for his timely hit, our team would have lost the game.

Source: tatoeba (236772)

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