untimely

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Recent Examples of untimely Police are investigating the incident as an untimely death and are being assisted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025 The servicer was penalized by the Biden administration for allegedly providing untimely or incorrect billing statements when student loan repayment resumed after the pandemic-era pause. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 The right-hander's cutter velocity dipped by two to three ticks prior to his untimely departure. Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025 Subsequently, several perfectly good Honda CRF 250 dirt bikes met untimely deaths. Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for untimely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untimely
Adjective
  • City Comptroller Brad Lander was in third place in the early returns, pulling about 12% in the unofficial results, tallies showed.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
  • The New York City Board of Elections reported that its unofficial count of early votes in 2025 is 384,338, while AMNY reported that the board said 191,197 people voted early in 2021.
    James Powel, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but the administration in court had argued that Trump's order was lawful and that any legal challenge to its provisions was premature.
    Nate Raymond, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • However, dubbing him the best QB in the conference might be a bit premature.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Most recently, the sporty staple appeared (and reappeared) in Chanel’s resort 2026 collection in unexpected pairings that were anything but prim.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 20 June 2025
  • Whether your brand is facing a lull in customers due to the off-season, cost increases or even an unexpected global health crisis, flexibility is critical to embrace.
    Carey Bringle, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Parents recall toddler's medical emergency that led to rare diagnosis Stephanie and Kris Thomas of Illinois jumped into action when their 2-year-old experienced sudden cardiac arrest in the middle of the night.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • The sudden news of the pay raise has sparked hope for the future of cheerleaders.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The theft seems easy to James, and exciting — Reichardt layers a jazzy score underneath the action that shows up under fitting, then increasingly inopportune moments.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • Putting pressure on the opponent This roster appears to be well-built for low-scoring games in April, which can swing on an inopportune error or a heads-up base-running decision.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Untimely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untimely. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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