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PRONUNCIATION OF ILL-TIMED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL-TIMED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ill-Timed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ILL-TIMED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill-timed in the English dictionary

The definition of ill-timed in the dictionary is occurring at or planned for an unsuitable time.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL-TIMED

ill-humoured
ill-humouredly
ill-informed
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-manneredly
ill-natured
ill-naturedly
ill-naturedness
ill-nourished
ill-omened
ill-prepared
ill-sorted
ill-starred
ill-suited
ill-tempered
ill-temperedly
ill-treat
ill-treatment
ill-use

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL-TIMED

acclaimed
begrimed
denimed
maimed
mistimed
self-proclaimed
timed
unaimed
unclaimed
unmaimed
unprimed
unproclaimed
unreclaimed
unsublimed
untimed
well-aimed
well-timed

Synonyms and antonyms of ill-timed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILL-TIMED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ill-timed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ill-timed

Translation of «ill-timed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILL-TIMED

Find out the translation of ill-timed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ill-timed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ill-timed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生不逢时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inoportuna
570 millions of speakers

English

ill-timed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुरा समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء موقوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несвоевременным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inoportuna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সময়োপযোগী নয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inopportun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bermaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zeitlich schlecht abgestimmt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイミングの悪い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쳤어요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerah-wektu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hợp thời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான நேர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कालबाह्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vakitsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inopportuno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewłaściwym czasie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

несвоєчасним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prost temporizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άκαιρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swak snel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olägligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utidsmessig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill-timed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-TIMED»

The term «ill-timed» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-TIMED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ill-timed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ill-timed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ill-timed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-TIMED»

Discover the use of ill-timed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill-timed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability
ill-timed. (24.1). Outside my window, construction workers use an electric compounder to compact the sand that will support the bricks of our new driveway. My drifts of thought between actual thoughts are similarly condensed by any ...
Sheila Black, Jennifer Bartlett, Michael Northen, 2013
2
Ill-Timed Prank: Those Crazy Tanner Kids
To anybody who can help, I'm seven and I have three younger brothers and my mommy's gonna have another one.
Mike Jackson, 2013
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
suitable to do, i.e. come, go, etc. at an unsuitable time Jifthfth assokassoka to cause or allow to be ill- timed fthfth 1 fcA soksokk ala to be rather ill-timed A*hfrh : hh suksukk ala to be very ill-timed "7fthftli,.P masoksokiya means of, place or time  ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
ill-timed adjective an ill-timed raid behind enemy lines: untimely, mistimed, badly timed; premature, hasty; inconvenient, inopportune; in, unsuitable, malapropos; unfavorable, unfortunate. antonyms timely, opportune. ill-treated adjective there ...
‎2012
5
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
“Carefully timed” means that the reason should either precede the instruction, or be provided after the child has complied. Ill-timed and better-timed examples of the use of reasoning are as follows: Ill-timed Parent: “Please put the crayons back  ...
Cheryl Bodiford McNeil, Toni L. Hembree-Kigin, 2010
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
His visit was described as inopportune and ill-timed, [same as inopportune; opposite well-timed] ill-treat HtnStl verb: ill-treats, ill-treating, ill-treated You ill- treat someone when you treat them badly or cruelly: It was alleged that some of the ...
‎1996
7
The Emigrants
A sentence escaped him: "It could not be more ill-timed or awkward." "What are you saying?" "I mean, it is ill-timed just now." She flared up. Her voice rose: "I cannot be pregnant to suit you!" "Now, dear, don't take it so . . ." "What exactly do you ...
Vilhelm Moberg, 1995
8
Attention and Time
In brief, efficient anticipatory attending, induced by regular sequence timing, elicited superior performance with on-time targets and simple melodies, whereas reactive attending was responsible for poor performance with ill-timed targets.
Kia Nobre, Jennifer Theresa Coull, 2010
9
Foundation of Software Science and Computation Structures: ...
A run is ill-timed if there are two positions i > j s.t. rii < n,j. TBPP allows ill- timed runs, but [AM96] argues convincingly that (l) this brings no semantical problem since "the ill-timed runs are well-caused" (i.e. local, causaly related, clock values do ...
Jerzy Tiuryn, 2000
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
inappropriate 5 inapt, inept, undue, unfit 6 clumsy, unmeet 8 ill-timed, improper, unfitted, unseemly, un- suited, untimely 9 ill-suited 10 ill- adapted, indecorous, malapropos, unbecoming, unsuitable 1 1 inconsonant, unbefitting 12 unseasonable ...
‎1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL-TIMED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ill-timed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malaysia jetliner - Los Angeles Times
Russia, which holds veto power at the U.N. Security Council, considers a criminal investigation "ill-timed and counterproductive," Deputy ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Doctor Notes in Pregnancy - The New York Times
Re “Vague or Ill-Timed Doctor's Note for Pregnant Women Can Backfire, Experts Warn” (news article, July 9): As an employment lawyer, I have ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Pricey biotechs take flight despite Yellen's 2014 warning | America's …
Her market call was ill-timed. A popular biotech ETF is up more than 50% since then. At the time of Yellen's warning, which occurred during last ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
No boogity here - NASCAR on NBC a nice change - Roanoke Times …
From ill-timed commercials, botched national anthems and irritating graphics, to a lack of exposure for favored son Dale Earnhardt Jr., the ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
5
Manmohan Singh bequeathed a larger legacy than he inherited for …
Vajpayee's other visit to Lahore, widely applauded then, is already being described as ill-timed as Pakistan was simultaneously preparing for ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Reports that the Rush eyeing move to Saskatoon | Lacrosse | Sports …
As it turns out, Rush owner Bruce Urban's ill-timed mid-playoff-run threats that Edmonton may be seeing its last pro lacrosse games are about ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
7
Despite public support of Vice Mayor Bruce George, Camp Verde …
Cat Davis of Camp Verde told council the recall is "ill-timed, ill-planned and ill-thought out." While Camp Verde resident Helen Zimmerli used ... «cvbugle, Jul 15»
8
Kosmicki: Highway 25 puts the mad in madness - Free Lance News …
... out of town and the other approaching on San Felipe, from downtown, behind the ill-timed, trailer-hitched pickup waiting at the stoplight. «Hollister Free Lance, Jul 15»
9
Time to take notice of Africa's calendar | The Citizen
Eric Tinkler's plea for the PSL to change their calendar to run from February to November is valid, albeit ill-timed. By whining after a defeat, ... «Citizen, Jul 15»
10
Rory McIlroy football injury 'not quite like Gazza but definitely self …
And a source close to McIlroy has revealed to Sport360 that the 26-year-old was not the victim of an ill-timed tackle but actually injured himself ... «Sport360°, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ill-Timed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ill-timed>. May 2024 ».
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