Untimeliness

Untimeliness
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Untimeliness->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ 1
=>{ant,134,}
untimeliness
intempestivity
unseasonableness
inexpedience
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ unsuitable time
unsuitable time
improper time
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ unreasonableness
unreasonableness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ evil hour
evil hour
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ contretemps
contretemps
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ intrusion
intrusion
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ anachronism
anachronism
&c. 115
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ bad time
bad time
wrong time
inappropriate time
not the right occasion
unsuitable time
inopportune time
poor timing
PARAG:Untimeliness->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be ill timed
be ill timed
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ mistime
mistime
intrude
come amiss
break in upon
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have other fish to fry
have other fish to fry
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be busy
be busy
be occupied
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ lose an opportunity
lose an opportunity
throw away an opportunity
waste an opportunity
neglect
&c. 460
an opportunity
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ allow the opportunity to pass
allow the opportunity to pass
suffer the opportunity to pass
allow the opportunity to slip
suffer the opportunity to slip
allow the opportunity to go by
suffer the opportunity to go by
allow the opportunity to escape
suffer the opportunity to escape
allow the opportunity to lapse
suffer the opportunity to lapse
allow the occasion to pass
allow the occasion to slip by
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ waste time
waste time
&c.(be inactive) 683
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ let slip through the fingers
let slip through the fingers
lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
PARAG:Untimeliness->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ ill-timed
ill-timed
mistimed
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ ill-fated
ill-fated
ill-omened
ill-starred
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ untimely
untimely
unseasonable
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ out of date
out of date
out of season
out of tuen
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ inopportune
inopportune
timeless
intrusive
untoward
mal a propos
unlucky
inauspicious
infelicitous
unbefitting
unpropitious
unfortunate
unfavorable
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unsuited
unsuited
&c. 24
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ inexpedient
inexpedient
&c. 647
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ unpunctual
unpunctual
&c.(late) 133
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ too late for
too late for
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ premature
premature
&c.(early) 132
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ too soon for
too soon for
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ wise after the event
wise after the event
monday morning quarterbacking
twenty-twenty hindsight
PARAG:Untimeliness->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ inopportunely
inopportunely
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ as ill luck would have it
as ill luck would have it
in an evil hour
the time having gone by
a day after the fair

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