as in timely
especially suitable for a certain time
an opportune rain shower gave them an excuse to leave the outdoor concert early
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Recent Examples of opportune
The software always suggests opportune times for exercise depending on your readiness score and other factors like the weather.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
While votes on the MVP and other postseason awards are submitted before the start of the playoffs, the league traditionally waits for an opportune moment to announce the winners on the pregame shows of its media partners.
—Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Always Do This One Thing Indeed, buyers asking about and discussing the price of an item is always opportune and even expected by sellers at a yard sale.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
For the marketing team, Prada‘s May 1 release date couldn’t have been more opportune.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
While votes on the MVP and other postseason awards are submitted before the start of the playoffs, the league traditionally waits for an opportune moment to announce the winners on the pregame shows of its media partners.
—Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Always Do This One Thing Indeed, buyers asking about and discussing the price of an item is always opportune and even expected by sellers at a yard sale.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
For the marketing team, Prada‘s May 1 release date couldn’t have been more opportune.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportune
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Last week, officials with the California’s Fair Political Practices Commission determined that 36 donations that Newsom solicited to the California Fire Foundation weren’t reported in a timely fashion and fined him $31,500.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Constraints curb the capital investments necessary for the timely reparation of outdated systems and crumbling infrastructure within the state’s current funding regime.—
Dr. Andraé Townsel,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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The same is true of other highly anticipated, blockbuster IPOs slated for this year, like those of Anthropic and OpenAI, experts said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Indeed, this is significantly lower than the anticipated $135 for the SpaceX IPO, scheduled for June 12.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The fourth-quarter comeback was incredibly appropriate.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The most appropriate action is to drive to the closest shelter available.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Potential asylum seekers had no proper access to legal advice, and some people were held for weeks, much longer than the three days that the law allowed.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Most Red Raiders feel that Texas Tech does not get its proper piece of all of that Permian Basin revenue, which flows legally, and freely, to Texas A&M and the University of Texas; those rights bloat A&M to UT’s respective endowments to the billions, while Tech only gets millions.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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This release is an important and well-timed win for Murati, following an earlier release described by some commentators as somewhat of a letdown.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Bukayo Saka’s return to form and fitness is well-timed for the home side.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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While temperatures will gradually decline later in the week, Fresno’s highest temperatures are expected to remain above 90 degrees through Friday before more seasonable conditions arrive over the weekend.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Highs will remain seasonable in the 70s later in the week.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Sand was delivered in eight truckloads on Wednesday, and then spread across the arena floor to build a sand court that is suitable for the world’s best beach volleyball players.—
Jason Stromberg,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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The trial was repeatedly delayed because of difficulties finding suitable translators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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That relative affordability is prompting some would-be buyers to sign leases instead, a more attainable but often deeply frustrating solution, and one that leaves them unable to accumulate wealth at the pace their parents’ and grandparents’ generations did.—
Jackie Cooperman,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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With gold continuing to surge in value, many watchmakers turned to platinum, a distinguished precious metal that suddenly looks like a relative value proposition.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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“Opportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportune. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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