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He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
an inopportune sale of stocks
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The timing is inopportune because Smith, 48, must now transition into promo mode as the wildly popular, long-running hard-rock band now has a world tour dubbed Dance Kid Dance Act II kicking off in May, and a new album, EI8HT, due May 29.
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The disfigurement struck at an inopportune time.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The timing is inopportune because Smith, 48, must now transition into promo mode as the wildly popular, long-running hard-rock band now has a world tour dubbed Dance Kid Dance Act II kicking off in May, and a new album, EI8HT, due May 29.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
The disfigurement struck at an inopportune time.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
For these 16 celebrities, ish happened at the most inopportune times.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inopportune. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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inopportune
adjective
in·op·por·tune
(ˌ)in-ˌäp-ər-ˈt(y)ün 
: inconvenient
an inopportune time
inopportunely
adverb
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