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timely English

Meaning timely meaning

What does timely mean?

timely

before a time limit expires the timely filing of his income tax return (= seasonable, well-timed, 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 (= apropos) at an opportune time your letter arrived apropos

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Topics timely topics

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Simple sentences

The statement was not timely.
If it had not been for his timely hit, our team would have lost the game.
You must perform all assignments in a timely manner.
The day has reached its end. Thanks to your timely efforts, people who intended to help you in your labours managed not to throw themselves into danger. In the theater, the masks are rehearsing a new pantomime.

Movie subtitles

I'm afraid there's something quite timely afoot.
But, its coming was very timely.
Very timely, indeed.
Very timely.
You must allow me to thank you for the timely warning.
But for your timely warning, I might have made a foolish investment.
Owing to your timely and brave action the members of the guerilla group were taken or destroyed.
He did command me to call timely. I have almost slipped the hour.
Timely uttered!
Thank you for your timely intervention, sir.
I must thank you for a most timely deliverance.
Thanks to Mr Spock's timely arrival, and assistance, we have the engines rebalanced into full warp capacity.
Stardate 7413.4. Thanks to Mr. Spock's timely arrival and assistance. we have the engines rebalanced into full warp capacity.
She's timely.
This is what I call a timely interruption.
Thank you for your timely assistance.
Doctor, what a timely arrival.
His death was most timely.
He was delayed, I say long enough for the timely intervention of the alert Police Constable Wells.
I was happy to give you this timely warning.
Your coming is nothing if not timely.
He did command me to call timely.
Yes, thank you. Our intrusion wasn't very timely.
You risk your life to it the Queen to bring a timely manner.
Thanks to Mr Spock's timely arrival and assistance, we have the engines rebalanced into full warp capacity.
Perhaps it's timely.
The timely movement of troops to the border had again averted war. and Kim found himself a prisoner in the orphanage school. in the barracks at Umballa.
Timely.
That's not all. Give these to Papa Carlo and ask him to make timely payments for his hovel and not to move anywhere.
Oh, well, this has been a timely change.
I'm glad you so timely stood up for the unfairly punished old people.
Filing out those forms in such a timely fashion.
I'm also going to suggest that if you have any other exhibits you present them in a timely fashion, or not at all.
Timely, Mr. Hornblower.
It's too timely.

News and current affairs

The Secretary General's launch of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network is therefore especially timely.
With Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, Kaufman worked last year to pass a bill providing timely resources to federal law enforcement agencies working on recent financial fraud.
But those who wait until the disruptions are unavoidable - easy to do when governments do not mount a timely response - will miss out on the huge advantages that technology offers.
These failures do not mean that most people around the world do not see eye-to-eye on these issues, or that they are unprepared to make timely, even courageous, decisions.
Policymakers should also give serious consideration to regulatory reforms that would reduce the expense of new projects and assure their timely completion.
That promises not only more timely and effective therapies for cancer, but also similar advances against other currently intractable diseases.
But if the case for timely or strategic state intervention is often valid, this should not lead European industrial policy in the direction of nationalization or protectionism.
Such institutions would be much better placed than the EU to formulate timely and granular reform recommendations.
Slobodan Milosevic's trial in the Hague is a timely reminder of just how devastating terroristic violence can be.
If rich-country governments thought practically about malaria and recognized that it is a full-scale emergency, they could support simple and practical solutions: bed nets and timely access to medicine.
Today, G-20 leaders must again use their influence over IMF policy, this time to push for timely forward guidance and another round of reform of the international financial architecture.
But, for more and more countries, Thinley's reflection on the ultimate sources of well-being is not only timely, but urgent.
The proposal presented by Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, is bold, but Europe does indeed need a strong, efficient resolution mechanism that ensures timely action to address banking crises.
That calls for a legal system that can adjudicate disputes and ensure fair, equitable, and timely treatment.
Regulators must also stipulate that company reports be made available on a regular, timely basis, and that they are easily accessible and comparable across countries and other extractive companies.
This recognition is a timely one for the world to make, particularly Europe.
In America, an independent judge rules from the first stage of the process, which guarantees that decisions are both timely and fair.
More complete and timely information might indeed help.
If China fails to tackle its structural problems in a timely fashion, growth is unlikely to be sustainable. Any structural adjustment is painful.
Without the ability to take timely countercyclical measures, such countries fare poorly when crises hit.
The next G-20 meeting in London in early April is a crucial opportunity for timely action.
The efficacy of timely and sincere apologies in defusing personal tensions cannot be doubted.
Not so long ago, we were comforted by theorizing that floating exchange rates would mediate international adjustments in a timely and orderly way.
The dissolutions of parliament in 1999 and 2006 were carried out according to the law, and elections were called in a timely fashion.

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