untimely

[US]/ʌnˈtaɪmli/
[UK]/ʌnˈtaɪmli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. happening or done too soon, before the right time
adv. before the right time; at an inappropriate time

Phrases & Collocations

untimely death

untimely arrival

untimely interruption

untimely rain

untimely warning

Example Sentences

But that is now an untimely subject.

the moment was very untimely chosen.

his untimely death in military action.

weep sb.'s untimely death

His illness led to his untimely death.

various people had been smitten with untimely summer flu.

I will not dwell on, nor mourn over, our untimely decay, nor reproach my paleface brothers with hastening it as we too may have been somewhat to blame.

With the help of a prison bus driver, Lee Marvin (Richard Roundtree), Wilson acts as a catalyst, putting a plan into action that will bring an untimely end to Mackey Willis.

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