poor timing
Example Sentences
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Over any longer period, the opportunity cost of holding it is likely to exceed that of poor timing in the stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Automated birthday emails are a constant of modern life, right up there with death, taxes, and computer updates with poor timing.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2022
Not only has it survived that act of poor timing, but it has already raised its prices, which started at $165.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Marin Strmecki, a civilian adviser to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, told government interviewers in 2015 that the poor timing and inept planning were mortal setbacks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2019
Then, in what was either a brilliant stroke of luck or a bit of disastrously poor timing, depending on whether you were rooting for the squirrel or the children, the doors swung open.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
