badly timed
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
Owners said the increase from 5% to 12.5% was badly timed, with one restaurant chain owner saying businesses were already "hanging by a thread".
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021
You will lose your battle, for your strike is badly timed.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams