mistime

verb

mis·​time ˌmis-ˈtīm 

mistimed; mistiming

transitive verb

1

: to time (something) wrongly or improperly

Sometimes players will mistime their entry into the zone—skating slightly ahead of the puck—and get whistled for offsides.

—Jesse Granger

2

: to reckon or state the time of (something) incorrectly

Imboden … appears to confuse this early altercation with a later, more famous, instance … . It is possible that Imboden had completely mistimed the episode.

—Frank E. Vandiver

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

mistime

verb

mis·​time

(ˈ)mis-ˈtīm

: to time wrongly