as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise
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Recent Examples of untimely
Beyond being a Hall of Fame ballplayer, Roberto Clemente was one of the greatest philanthropists in baseball history and left a towering legacy that endures more than a half-century since his untimely death in 1972.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, an untimely Henry fumble helped the Bills pull off a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback in a 41-40 win.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Reducing Zarutska’s cruel and untimely death to racist memes also erases the role that mental health — something that Republicans are happy to bring up whenever a white mass shooter guns down Americans in cold blood — likely played in the ghastly crime.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Investigation Discovery's The Tech Bro Murders tells the tale of Silicon Valley stars who came to untimely ends.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, an untimely Henry fumble helped the Bills pull off a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback in a 41-40 win.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Reducing Zarutska’s cruel and untimely death to racist memes also erases the role that mental health — something that Republicans are happy to bring up whenever a white mass shooter guns down Americans in cold blood — likely played in the ghastly crime.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Investigation Discovery's The Tech Bro Murders tells the tale of Silicon Valley stars who came to untimely ends.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untimely
Adjective
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The college's trustees voted unanimously in early May to join the UA System, which is comprised of more than 20 campuses, divisions and units around the state.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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These two systems could end up within arm’s reach of each other early next week, with their centers as little as several hundred miles apart, if early predictions hold.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In unvaccinated pregnant women, measles may cause premature birth or a low-birthweight baby.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Experimental systems have supported premature lambs in liquid environments for days or weeks by connecting umbilical vessels to external oxygenation circuits.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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An unexpected power shift will threaten the brotherhood between Phil and Geoffrey, whose loyalties to the Banks family will be tested.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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But its menu has some entrees that are perhaps unexpected.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To judge from the sudden and rapid infiltration of artificial intelligence into every corner of our daily lives, these wishes are coming true.—
Gary Greenberg,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Still, the timing for Disney may be inopportune.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The injury comes at an inopportune time for a cornerback room that is still ramping Trevon Diggs back up to full speed after his offseason knee surgery.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Untimely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untimely. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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