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
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Mara, a successful businesswoman and single mother, suddenly loses her son Nemanja to an untimely death.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
At that time, the incident was investigated as an untimely death.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
The wedding came nearly a decade after Charles’ divorce from Diana and her untimely death.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our story on Meredith Gaudreau’s announcement of the birth of her and Johnny Gaudreau’s third baby, months after his untimely death.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
At that time, the incident was investigated as an untimely death.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
The wedding came nearly a decade after Charles’ divorce from Diana and her untimely death.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our story on Meredith Gaudreau’s announcement of the birth of her and Johnny Gaudreau’s third baby, months after his untimely death.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untimely
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Tiger, who played college football at Princeton, was one of the 14 victims killed in the early hours of New Year's Day on Bourbon Street.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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As German immigrants came to the U.S., pretzels became a staple here in the early 1700s.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What’s more, a 2019 study in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that diets adequate in vitamin A, vitamin K, magnesium, zinc, and copper were associated with a lower risk of premature death—but only if those vitamins came from food rather than supplements.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
28 Apr. 2025
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The judge said those arguments brought by Democrats were either premature or should be brought by states instead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Aaron Rodgers clearly enjoys holding the NFL hostage: The NFL’s lamest offseason storyline had a new – but not unexpected – twist Thursday when Aaron Rodgers had thoughts on the New York Jets and new head coach Aaron Glenn.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Upon his unexpected death less than two months later, John Paul I's successor, Karol Wojtyla, chose the name John Paul II to honor him.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Several conditions may cause sudden vision loss, such as an eye injury.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
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All of a sudden, something that was a huge source of joy in my grandparents’ life became a challenge.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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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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The Heat is dealing with injuries to its three best players at a most inopportune time.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Untimely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untimely. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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