untimely

untimely
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. inopportune, unseasonable; intrusive; inexpedient, early, late, anachronistic. See disagreement, earliness, lateness, inexpedience.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. unseasonable, awkward, ill-timed, mistimed, inauspicious, badly timed, too early, abortive, too late, unpromising, ill-chosen, improper, unseemly, inappropriate, wrong, unfit, disagreeable, unsuited to the occasion, mistimed, intrusive, badly calculated, inopportune, out-of-date, malapropos, premature, early, previous*, unpunctual, unpropitious, unlucky, unfavorable, unfortunate, inexpedient, anachronistic.
Ant. early*, timely, seasonable.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
ill-timed, inconvenient, inopportune, inexpedient, premature, early, unseasonable, inappropriate, unfavorable, unfortunate, inauspicious.
ANT.: timely, opportune, well-timed
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not occurring at a favorable time: ill-timed, inconvenient, inopportune. See TIME. 2. Not suitable for or characteristic of the season: unseasonable. See USUAL. 3. Developing, occurring, or appearing before the expected time: early, precocious, premature. See TIME.

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