Meanings
comparative better-timed · comparative more well-timed · superlative best-timed · superlative most well-timed
- Happening at an opportune or advantageous time.
Their most recent release to the market was well-timed.
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Near-synonyms: seasonable, in good season, opportune; see also Thesaurus:timely
Synonyms: timely, seasonable, in good season, opportune, tempestive, opportune, seasonable, tidy · Antonyms: ill-timed, untimely
- Keeping accurate time; in keeping with accurate timing or rhythm.
A well-timed snare drum enlivened the music.
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A well-timed engine with an unaggressive cam profile will purr like a kitten and is unlikely to backfire even upon sudden throttle changes.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHappening at an opportune or advantageous time.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedone or happening at the appropriate or proper time
adverbat an opportune time
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Swedish läglig, vältajmad
- lägligHappening at an opportune or advantageous time
- vältajmadHappening at an opportune or advantageous time
- i rättan tidHappening at an opportune or advantageous time
Cite this entry
well-timed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-timed
“well-timed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-timed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-timed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-timed.
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