mistime

M3I1S1T1I1M3E1
/mɪsˈtaɪm/

verb

To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.

“I mistimed my leap and fell flat on my face.”

OriginEnglish time ← Middle English tyme ← Old English tīma →
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Meanings

verbmistime (third-person singular simple present mistimes, present participle mistiming, simple past and past participle mistimed)

present singular third person mistimes · participle present mistiming · participle past mistimed · past mistimed

  1. transitiveTo perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.

    I mistimed my leap and fell flat on my face.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  12. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  13. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  14. Old Englishtīma
  15. Middle Englishtyme
  16. Englishtime
  17. Englishmistime

From mis- + time.

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APA

mistime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistime

MLA

“mistime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistime. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistime.

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