Meaning & use
timely
Happening at a suitable or opportune moment.
See it in a sentence
The company's timely response prevented the situation from becoming a crisis.
Her timely warning gave the town enough time to evacuate before the storm.
A note on using this word
Unlike 'fast,' timely emphasizes that something happened at the right moment, not just quickly.
Words with a similar meaning
promptopportune
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Words with an opposite meaning
untimelybelated
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