untimely

[uhn-tahym-lee] / ʌnˈtaɪm li /

ADJECTIVE

inappropriate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate

WEAK

a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward badly timed bright and early disagreeable early early bird early on inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate good suitable

WEAK

opportune timely

Example Sentences

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Leicester's Adam Radwan's hopes of inclusion had been ended by an untimely leg injury.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“Whatever it was — sacks and untimely situations — we started really slow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Holiday has been revered by singers of all genres and eras since her untimely death at 44.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

They do all care about untimely air travel.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2025

Each untimely end came draped in its own shroud of dread, like a recurring nightmare that never lost its potency.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman