ill-timed
adjective
: done or happening at a time that is not good or suitable
an ill-timed question
The movie's release was ill-timed.
Examples of ill-timed in a Sentence
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Critiques have included some saying the trips are wasteful or ill-timed given economic conditions, some social media users citing some influencers as not being very familiar with Tarte’s product lines.
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Charles Taylor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Some critics said the crackdown is ill-timed because the city is removing on-street parking spaces in some areas to install bike lanes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
His scheme, however, proves ill-timed at a moment when Pontius Pilate (James McAvoy) and the Roman army are taking a hard line against miracle-workers, genuine or otherwise.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger called the actors’ demands unrealistic and ill-timed.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
The hit to household budgets is ill-timed for the overall economy, Jefferies says, because the United States is widely believed to be on the brink of a recession.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
Their latest dispute is ill-timed, ahead of a Group of Seven meeting in Japan where Western allies are seeking to present a common stance on China and the war in Ukraine.
—Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2023
Charles Taylor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Some critics said the crackdown is ill-timed because the city is removing on-street parking spaces in some areas to install bike lanes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
His scheme, however, proves ill-timed at a moment when Pontius Pilate (James McAvoy) and the Roman army are taking a hard line against miracle-workers, genuine or otherwise.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger called the actors’ demands unrealistic and ill-timed.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
The hit to household budgets is ill-timed for the overall economy, Jefferies says, because the United States is widely believed to be on the brink of a recession.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
Their latest dispute is ill-timed, ahead of a Group of Seven meeting in Japan where Western allies are seeking to present a common stance on China and the war in Ukraine.
—Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2023
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“Ill-timed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-timed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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