How to Use timely in a Sentence

timely

adjective
  • Her very timely book examines the effects of global warming on the world's climates.
  • She always responds to my requests in a timely fashion.
  • Pure smoke with the timely change-up.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Able to get things done on a timely basis.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • And some help from the defense would be timely.
    ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • The offense came through with some timely hits.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 3 May 2026
  • The film is both timeless and timely.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Both goalies struggled, but made some timely saves, too.
    ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • No timely health alerts to doctors.
    ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • And this could be a timely boon for Android.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The conflict is a timely one for the film to engage with.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • The state needs to act in a thoughtful but timely manner.
    Robert Duffy, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
  • Those issues aren’t all timely.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And then getting some timely stops in the fourth quarter helps, too.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Malushi also drew a timely charge in the second half.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
  • There is no evidence about who placed the timely bets—at least, not yet.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The lack of timely at-bats remained an issue.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The defense was on the field so much and still found a way to keep getting timely stops.
    Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Like Jones, Gold also finds the play to be timely.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The role reversal was timely for both.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Just have to do it in a timely fashion because the team is watching.
    Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • His reads, his poise, his confidence, timely saves.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Jones denied any of the concerns were brought to him in a timely manner.
    Matti Gellman, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • He’s made big, timely plays for us in his career here and will continue to do so.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • All of this serves as a timely reminder that no team can be overlooked come playoff time.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Does someone have a timely bonus clause that will kick in if a certain threshold is reached?
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The challenge is whether any of the data is useful, timely or clean enough to act on.
    Guy Courtin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • For a team that aspires to make a playoff run, the second-half surge was timely.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Not to mention, the book feels even more timely in 2025.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Their role players sparked the comeback with timely 3s.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026

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