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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Timely \Time"ly\ (t[imac]m"l[=e]), adjective [Compar. {Timelier} (t[imac]m"l[=e]*[~e]r); superl. {Timeliest}.]
1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable. ''The timely dew of sleep.'' --Milton.
2. Keeping time or measure. --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Timely \Time"ly\, adverb Early; soon; in good season.
Timely advised, the coming evil shun. --Prior.
Thanks to you, That called me timelier than my purpose hither, For I have gained by it. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
timely
adjective
1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"
2: 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" [syn: {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]
adverb: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably}, {well-timed}, {apropos}] [also: {timeliest}, {timelier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "timely": advantageous, advisable, appropriate, auspicious, becoming, befitting, betimes, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, fortunate, fructuous, good, happy, likely, lucky, meet, opportune, politic, profitable, promising, prompt, proper, propitious, prosperous, providential, punctual, recommendable, right, ripe, seasonable, seasonably, seemly, soon, sortable, suitable, to be desired, useful, well-timed, wise, worthwhile
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