: happening at an opportune moment : timely
a well-timed announcement

Examples of well-timed in a Sentence

the release of the novel was well-timed: a week later the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature
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His return is well-timed, as rookie point guard Dylan Harper incurred a hamstring strain earlier this week and is expected to be on the shelf for several weeks. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 Speaking of well-timed, the killer is revealed: Mayor Beau Tillman. Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 Smart and well-timed, but a gaffe nonetheless. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025 Others, however, noted that his thinking wasn’t especially novel, just unusually well-packaged and well-timed. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-timed

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of well-timed was in 1604

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“Well-timed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-timed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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