ill-timed

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Southwest Airlines ended its fuel hedging program in early 2025, a decision now seen as ill-timed given current market conditions.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Dell’Osso was appointed as CEO of Chesapeake Energy in 2021, months after the company emerged from bankruptcy after a big, ill-timed expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Economist Ed Yardeni dubbed this the “front-cover curse” — when financial magazines publish ill-timed covers that in hindsight mark peak optimism or pessimism.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

But dwelling too long on that can foster misplaced faith and ill-timed complacency.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

And then we've run out of conversation again, and it’s so strange the way an ill-timed kiss can make someone feel like a stranger.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse