ill-timed

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Ill-timed injuries, an inconsistent offense, a diminished rotation and a red-hot Atlanta Braves team all helped end the Dodgers’ season.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Ill-timed penalties led to key goals for Columbus in each of the first two games, and Washington has four power plays to Columbus’s two Tuesday night.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2018

Ill-timed injuries have held her to just two Olympic medals – gold and bronze in 2010 – and she has had a few serious crashes in recent years.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2017

"Ill-timed and dangerous," said the French, hitherto Adenauer's stoutest defenders.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prolong no more this all-unmeasured woe, Ill-timed reward for such a love as this.

From The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the Second An Ethical Poem by Bruno, Giordano