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well-timed

(wĕl′tīmd′)

adj.

Occurring or done at an opportune time: a well-timed remark.

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well-timed

adj (well timed when postpositive)

happening or scheduled to happen at an appropriate or suitable time

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Adj.	1.	well-timed - done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" well timed, seasonable, timely opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"
Adv.	1.	well-timed - at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" apropos, timely, seasonably

well-timed

adjective timely, appropriate, suitable, judicious, opportune, propitious, seasonable One well-timed word from you may be all it takes to change his mind.

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well-timed

adjective

Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time:

auspicious, favorable, opportune, propitious, prosperous, seasonable, timely.

Translations

well-timed

[ˌwelˈtaɪmd] ADJ → oportuno

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

well-timed

[ˌwɛlˈtaɪmd] adj → opportuno/a, tempestivo/a

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