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opportune

adjective as in favorable, well-timed

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But he also knew that the moment for ordering mass variolation would have to be opportune.

Overall, the retreat and its unusual list of speakers comes at an opportune time for the House GOP.

Regional, global, and political conditions were all converging to make this an opportune moment to advance negotiations.

This is also an opportune time, I suppose, to bring back Allen Guelzo's epic review of the movie.

And that sort of specificity, for a politician rebuilding his image, will never be opportune.

You are very kind, sir,” he said; “my companions and I shall feel deeply indebted to you for this opportune assistance.

For the first time in her life she was self-conscious: I will wait for a more opportune time to tell him, she thought.

She felt that the time was opportune to plant the seed of self-control within the young heart.

Certainly nothing could have been more opportune than Uchida's reappearance, or more welcome than his proposed assistance.

At this opportune moment Lieutenant Hale came galloping up with the rear guard.

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On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to opportune, such as: auspicious, convenient, favorable, felicitous, propitious, and timely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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