badly timed

ADJECTIVE

ill-timed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unseemly untimely

WEAK

awkward improper inappropriate inconvenient inept inopportune malapropos mistimed unbecoming unbefitting unfavorable unseasonable unsuitable unwelcome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate

WEAK

convenient opportune suitable welcome well-timed

ADJECTIVE

untimely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate

WEAK

a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward bright and early disagreeable early early bird early on inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate good suitable

WEAK

opportune timely

Example Sentences

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A badly timed misstep or decision will have more spillovers now.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

Their strong start, which featured an NHL-record 11-game road winning streak from the beginning of the season, fizzled into a parade of close losses, defensive blunders, missed scoring chances, and badly timed penalties.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

A combination of historically weak government finances, badly timed tax cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the country’s lucrative tourism industry and foreign remittances, have wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka’s economy.

From Reuters • Mar. 11, 2022

Meanwhile, GE has been eroded by years of debt, badly timed acquisitions and underperforming operations.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021

The blows showered at him lacked steam and were badly timed as to distance.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by Raine, William MacLeod

badly timed

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