timely
Frequently Asked Questions
- It’s impossible to get to school in a timely manner without coffee—I feel like I’m in slow motion otherwise.
- Pay your bills in a timely fashion, or you’ll rack up a lot of late fees.
- Your email was very timely—it answered the question I was about to ask!
Example Sentences
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Based on his experience, he estimates that roughly 20% of boards run timely evaluations, while most conduct a cursory exercise and still others don’t even bother with that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"Interference-free spectrum keeps weather forecasts accurate, emergency alerts and warnings timely, and climate data reliable so communities can prepare, respond and build resilience," Bogdan-Martin stressed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Reviewers touted the book as a timely depiction of the refugee experience, particularly in its depiction of the U.S. as a frightening and hostile territory for immigrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Councilmember Arlis Reynolds said the proposal is timely, considering an estimated one-half of Costa Mesans are paying more than 30% of their income on housing, the Daily Pilot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Michael Taylor, let me see. Well regarded...fair, thorough...doesn't suffer fools gladly...he's put in a good word or two for me at timely moments, for which I'm eternally grateful...that do you?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Williams said the September hike was designed to support “a timelier return to 2% inflation.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
And as the statement said, we’ll do it on a timelier basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Yet A House of Dynamite could scarcely be timelier.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
But unfortunately for the Fed, the timelier releases won’t come until after, Reid added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
The beds i' the East are soft; and, thanks to you, That call'd me, timelier than my purpose, hither; For I have gained by it.
From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
“Payrolls tend to be a better guide to the economy’s true momentum than the timeliest estimates of GDP,” wrote Sam Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics in a note Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
The timeliest hit Sunday came from first baseman Carlos Santana, with whom the Mariners are 11-1 since acquiring him from the Royals.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
“Phase Six,” about a future pandemic, is his timeliest novel yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
But Bolshevism on Trial is the movie that the Jennings Daily Times-Record of Jennings, Louisiana famously proclaimed “the timeliest picture ever screened” on June 3, 1919!
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2020
It gave us the best and timeliest help we could have had, and was a great impetus to the movement.
From The Story of a Pioneer by Anna Howard Shaw
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 2
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