mistimed

adj

mistimed

adj

Etymology From mis- + timed.

1

Done at the wrong time.

  • My mistimed leap was declared a false start since I leaped before the gun.
  • While ostensibly a novel of first love and loss, Unusual Company may more fittingly be described as a tale of estrangement, of wary and mistimed passion.1987 December 13, Elizaeth Pincus, “Gritty Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 9:
Synonyms
ill-timed, inopportune

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