Synonyms for timely
ˈtaɪm litime·ly

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1. timelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   well-timed, opportune

   Antonyms:
   inopportune, ill-timed

2. timelyadjective

   Done at the proper time.

   Synonyms:
   well-timed, opportune

   Antonyms:
   inopportune, ill-timed

3. timelyadjective

   Happening or appearing at the proper time.

   Synonyms:
   opportune, well-timed

   Antonyms:
   inopportune, ill-timed

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1. timely

   Synonyms:
   early, seasonable, opportune, prompt, judicious

   Antonyms:
   late, unseasonable, inopportune, injudicious, ill-timed, untimely

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1. timelyadjective

   before a time limit expires

   "the timely filing of his income tax return"

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, well-timed(a), well timed(p)

   Antonyms:
   unpunctual, inopportune

2. timely, seasonable, well-timed(a), well timed(p)adverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   inopportune, unpunctual

3. seasonably, timely, well-timed, aproposadverb

   at an opportune time

   "your letter arrived apropos"

   Synonyms:
   by the bye, seasonably, incidentally, well-timed, apropos, by the way

   Antonyms:
   inopportune, unpunctual

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1. timelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, opportune, early, punctual, prompt

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1. timelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, punctual, opportune

   Antonyms:
   untimely, inopportune

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1. List of paraphrases for "timely":

   opportune, point-in-time, rapid, appropriate, prompt, topical, promptly, well-timed, timeliness, quick, rapidly, expedient, quickly, punctual, fast, early, one-time, speedy, up-to-date, swift, just-in-time, expeditious, advisable

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1. Courtney White:

   I think one of the greatest lessons here has been that we can move quickly and that we can be topical and timely, and as the story and needs around food and restaurants change, that we can change really quickly.

2. Daniel Spratt:

   Many patients are missing months of therapy, the real tragedy is the patients partially under treatment who have had great responses and we can’t get them the rest of their therapy in a timely fashion.

3. Alisa Goldberg:

   I am concerned that if a stay is not issued, more of my patients likely will end up unable to obtain necessary and desired reproductive health care in a timely fashion.

4. Michael Bennet:

   The American people deserve timely answers about the objects that were shot down over Lake Huron, Alaska, and Canada this weekend, we need to understand the nature of the threat to our national security. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I expect to be briefed on these incidents early this week.

5. Andrew Herdman:

   What we have to do is take care of the institutions and people's livelihoods, the soft capital, so that we can restart effectively in a timely way when the time comes.