well-timedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈtʌɪmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈtaɪmd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and timed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., timed adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + timed adj.

1. Occurring, done, or made at a suitable or favourable time; timely, opportune.

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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective]

timelyOE

tidefula1300

tidya1375

duea1387

timefula1400

seasonablec1412

convenient1415

opportunec1425

seasonedc1440

tempestivous1574

timed1592

ripe1595

well-timed1604

opportuneful1605

mature1608

advantageous1609

opportunous1609

punctual1611

tempestive1611

timeousa1626

time-serving1627

timed1656

tidive?17..

1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. C3 Well timde my litle round and thicke Host, haue you any more of these in your fatte Budget?

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 102 in Poems But Jonathan..With well-tim'ed zeal, and with an artful care, Restor'ed, and better'd soon the nice affaire.

1735 A. Pope Of Char. of Women 12 But Wisdom's Triumph is well-tim'd Retreat.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xli. 504 Their well-timed and rapid charge decided the conflict.

1855 F. A. Paley Æschylus Pref. p. xix By a well-timed humility they might have escaped the curse of ancestral guilt.

1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club 149 A slight and well-timed frost next morning.

1902 J. Buchan Watcher by Threshold i. 76 The question was well-timed.

2010 A. Oborn Ghosts of Past v. 57 When else were we going to get the chance to be there on the premises after a well-timed thunderstorm?

2. Performed or used at regular intervals or according to a regular pattern; carried out with precise or accurate timing.

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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > activated at the right time

well-timed1610

1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 78 It is no flaming lustre, made of light, No sweet concent, or well-tim'd harmonie.

1697 J. Tutchin Search Honesty vi. 9 Two gentle Charons, Rowing, he espy'd, With Well-tym'd Oars, upon the Ebbing-Tyde.

1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus iii. 26 Ev'n now the well tim'd Oars With sounding Stroaks divide the sparkling Waves.

1797 J. Fitchett Bewsey 19 See the mowers..; Slow-following, with successive well-tim'd strokes, the scythe they brandish.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. lxxvi. 46 With well-tim'd croupe the nimble coursers veer.

1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 3 101/2 The serio-comic well-timed sweeps of those pink Pierrots.

1938 E. G. Richardson Physical Sci. Mod. Life ii. 48 If we keep it going by well-timed impulses from the hand, the forced vibrations of the right-hand pendulum will be maintained.

1968 Daily Tel. 6 Dec. 15/6 Miss Waghorn used her long legs to full advantage in the split jump, a majestic spreadeagle and well-timed lay-back and grab-parallel spins.

2000 N.Y. Times 18 May b2/2 He tells anecdotes laced with anguish as well as a pirouetting, impish wit, punctuated with well-timed shrugs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-timed
释义	well-timedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈtʌɪmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtaɪmd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and timed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., timed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + timed adj. 1. Occurring, done, or made at a suitable or favourable time; timely, opportune. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] timelyOE tidefula1300 tidya1375 duea1387 timefula1400 seasonablec1412 convenient1415 opportunec1425 seasonedc1440 tempestivous1574 timed1592 ripe1595 well-timed1604 opportuneful1605 mature1608 advantageous1609 opportunous1609 punctual1611 tempestive1611 timeousa1626 time-serving1627 timed1656 tidive?17.. 1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. C3 Well timde my litle round and thicke Host, haue you any more of these in your fatte Budget? 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 102 in Poems But Jonathan..With well-tim'ed zeal, and with an artful care, Restor'ed, and better'd soon the nice affaire. 1735 A. Pope Of Char. of Women 12 But Wisdom's Triumph is well-tim'd Retreat. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xli. 504 Their well-timed and rapid charge decided the conflict. 1855 F. A. Paley Æschylus Pref. p. xix By a well-timed humility they might have escaped the curse of ancestral guilt. 1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club 149 A slight and well-timed frost next morning. 1902 J. Buchan Watcher by Threshold i. 76 The question was well-timed. 2010 A. Oborn Ghosts of Past v. 57 When else were we going to get the chance to be there on the premises after a well-timed thunderstorm? 2. Performed or used at regular intervals or according to a regular pattern; carried out with precise or accurate timing. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > activated at the right time well-timed1610 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 78 It is no flaming lustre, made of light, No sweet concent, or well-tim'd harmonie. 1697 J. Tutchin Search Honesty vi. 9 Two gentle Charons, Rowing, he espy'd, With Well-tym'd Oars, upon the Ebbing-Tyde. 1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus iii. 26 Ev'n now the well tim'd Oars With sounding Stroaks divide the sparkling Waves. 1797 J. Fitchett Bewsey 19 See the mowers..; Slow-following, with successive well-tim'd strokes, the scythe they brandish. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. lxxvi. 46 With well-tim'd croupe the nimble coursers veer. 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 3 101/2 The serio-comic well-timed sweeps of those pink Pierrots. 1938 E. G. Richardson Physical Sci. Mod. Life ii. 48 If we keep it going by well-timed impulses from the hand, the forced vibrations of the right-hand pendulum will be maintained. 1968 Daily Tel. 6 Dec. 15/6 Miss Waghorn used her long legs to full advantage in the split jump, a majestic spreadeagle and well-timed lay-back and grab-parallel spins. 2000 N.Y. Times 18 May b2/2 He tells anecdotes laced with anguish as well as a pirouetting, impish wit, punctuated with well-timed shrugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1604
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