Timely

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Timely \Time"ly\ (t[imac]m"l[=e]), a. [Compar. {Timelier}
     (t[imac]m"l[=e]*[~e]r); superl. {Timeliest}.]
     1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early;
        seasonable. "The timely dew of sleep." --Milton.
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     2. Keeping time or measure. --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Timely \Time"ly\, adv.
     Early; soon; in good season.
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           Timely advised, the coming evil shun.    --Prior.
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           Thanks to you,
           That called me timelier than my purpose hither,
           For I have gained by it.                 --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  timely
       adj 1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his
              income tax return"
       2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a
          timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a
          good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for
          discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn:
           {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]
       adv : at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably},
              {well-timed}, {apropos}]
       [also: {timeliest}, {timelier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "timely":
     advantageous, advisable, appropriate, auspicious, becoming,
     befitting, betimes, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable,
     expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting,
     fortunate, fructuous, good, happy, likely, lucky, meet, opportune,
     politic, profitable, promising, prompt, proper, propitious,
     prosperous, providential, punctual, recommendable, right, ripe,
     seasonable, seasonably, seemly, soon, sortable, suitable,
     to be desired, useful, well-timed, wise, worthwhile