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well-timed

[wel-tahymd] / ˈwɛlˈtaɪmd /
ADJECTIVE
timely
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The rise of the hideaway was well timed as consumers have been cutting back on snack purchases after filling up at the pump, hitting convenience store sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

One of Johnson’s past Lumen stock purchases proved incredibly well timed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

The latest of those sales was well timed, as Meta’s stock price has since fallen about 5% since then.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

"The Pope's message is very well timed as we move into discussions on a global stocktake at COP28," said Neil Thorns from Catholic international development charity, Cafod.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

Hutchinson came on board to inquire into the cause of the dispute; and this lucky, and well timed visit, saved our credit; and established the Yankee character for inflexibility, beyond all doubt or controversy.

From A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. by Waterhouse, Benjamin




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