timely
IPA: tˈaɪmɫi
adjective
- Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
- Happening or appearing at the proper time.
- (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.
adverb
- (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
- (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.
- (law) In compliance with applicable time limits.
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Examples of "timely" in Sentences
- You remember last week when John Murtha proposed what he called a timely redeployment.
- The phrase "timely manner" still could mean that they paid interest on their Tiffany card.
- President Bush immediately declared that he will choose a new nominee in what he called a timely manner.
- President Bush today promised to treat each and every proposal from the Iraq Study Group seriously and to act in what he called a timely fashion.
- The NCSA said it still plans to pursue a petascale computer in what it called "timely manner" and is working with the National Science Foundation.
- President Bush says the Study Group's report gives a very tough assessment of the situation in Iraq and he says he'll act on it in what he calls a timely fashion.
- In one 2006 referral regarding SAC, NASD urged government regulators to probe what it called "timely trading" by SAC and two other hedge funds in shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.