Meanings
- At the appropriate or opportune time.
Near-synonyms: in season, seasonably
2 more examples
The company launched its new product in good season, just before the holidays
The two young men desired to get back again in good season
1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLCSynonyms: in season, seasonably
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseEarly enough; in a timely manner.
prepositional phraseAt the appropriate or opportune time.
Origin
From good season in harvesting.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
in good season. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20good%20season
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