英语词汇“timely”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjadv

If something is finished quickly or on time, then it's been done in a timely manner. Homework, RSVPs, and thank you notes are just a few things that you should be completed in a timely manner.

Hear that clock ticking? That's the time limit for learning this word in a timely fashion. But the word timely isn't always about speed — being timely can also mean being well-timed or doing something at the most appropriate moment. If you're going for a job interview, it's important to make a timely arrival. And if you bump into friends just when they were wondering how you were doing, then you've made a timely appearance.

WORD FAMILY

timely: timelier, timeliest, timelily, timeliness, untimely+/mistime: mistimed, mistimes, mistiming/overtime: overtimes/time: mistime, overtime, timed, timeless, timely, timer, times, timing/timed: ill-timed, timedly/timeless: timelessly, timelessness/timer: timers/times: timeses/timing: timings/untimely: untimeliness

USAGE EXAMPLES

This timely novel captures every character in the worst light, and the grudge matches among Brooklyn’s liberal parentocracy are nastier than any playground brawl.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Worst spark: Would Foster’s timely deflection be the play that turned Washington’s fortunes around?

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

A timely novel about the conflict in Syria, told from the perspective of an Arab American interpreter trapped in Turkey.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

1adj done or happening at the appropriate or proper time

a timely warning
with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery

Syn

seasonable, well timed, well-timed
opportune

suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose

2adj before a time limit expires

the timely filing of his income tax return

Syn

punctual

acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed

3adv at an opportune time

Syn

apropos, seasonably, well-timed

单词	timely
释义	timely (once / 764 pages) adjadv If something is finished quickly or on time, then it's been done in a timely manner. Homework, RSVPs, and thank you notes are just a few things that you should be completed in a timely manner. Hear that clock ticking? That's the time limit for learning this word in a timely fashion. But the word timely isn't always about speed — being timely can also mean being well-timed or doing something at the most appropriate moment. If you're going for a job interview, it's important to make a timely arrival. And if you bump into friends just when they were wondering how you were doing, then you've made a timely appearance. WORD FAMILY timely: timelier, timeliest, timelily, timeliness, untimely+/mistime: mistimed, mistimes, mistiming/overtime: overtimes/time: mistime, overtime, timed, timeless, timely, timer, times, timing/timed: ill-timed, timedly/timeless: timelessly, timelessness/timer: timers/times: timeses/timing: timings/untimely: untimeliness USAGE EXAMPLES This timely novel captures every character in the worst light, and the grudge matches among Brooklyn’s liberal parentocracy are nastier than any playground brawl. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Worst spark: Would Foster’s timely deflection be the play that turned Washington’s fortunes around? Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) A timely novel about the conflict in Syria, told from the perspective of an Arab American interpreter trapped in Turkey. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj done or happening at the appropriate or proper time a timely warning with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery Syn seasonable, well timed, well-timed opportune suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose 2adj before a time limit expires the timely filing of his income tax return Syn punctual acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed 3adv at an opportune time Syn apropos, seasonably, well-timed
随便看	pointedness pointed-toe pointel pointer pointillism pointillist pointillistic pointing out pointing trowel point in time point jam point lace pointless pointlessly pointlessness point man point mutation point of accumulation point of apoapsis point of departure point of entry point of honor point of intersection point of no return point of order