CEFR B2

ill-timed

adjective

Meaning

ill-timed means occurring at an unfavourable or inappropriate time; untimely. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as ill-timed.
A ill-timed tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: inopportune, mistimed

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ill-timed (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as ill-timed.
A ill-timed tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became ill-timed after the announcement.

How to Use ill-timed

ill-timed + noun (collocation): Use ill-timed before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a ill-timed reaction."
become ill-timed (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became ill-timed near the end."

Synonyms of ill-timed

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