unsuitable time
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Catharine did not deny the promise, but interposed the plea that the present was a very unsuitable time, since Ch�tillon had come to court upon the king's safe-conduct.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
“As you say, it is a queer time to be readin’ the Word, but not an unsuitable time, for this may be the last chance that you and I will ever have of readin’ it.
From Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
A consequence of the outdoor performance of the plays was that Christmas, in the northern countries at all events, was found an unsuitable time for them.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
Untimeliness -- N. untimeliness, intempestivity†, unseasonableness, inexpedience; unsuitable time, improper time; unreasonableness &c. adj.; evil hour; contretemps; intrusion; anachronism &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
A charitable friend broke his calamity to the author at a judicious moment, to prevent him from discovering it himself at an unsuitable time, with results the full extent of which no one could foresee.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill
