un·time·ly
ˌən-ˈtīm-lē 
1
: at an inopportune time : unseasonably
2
: before the due, natural, or proper time : prematurely
went untimely to the grave
1
: inopportune, unseasonable
an untimely joke
untimely frost
2
: occurring or done before the due, natural, or proper time : too early : premature
an untimely death
untimeliness
noun
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Adjective
the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
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And, sad but true, this San Diego team simply plays too much bad, untimely, inconsistent baseball to compete with them.
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Adjective
Over 60 years after an heir of one of America’s wealthiest families vanished off the coast of a remote island inhabited by cannibals, questions still swirl over what may have caused his untimely disappearance – or death.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
With their one-city road trip starting on a sour note, the Yankees and their untimely offense will face Chase Burns, MLB.com’s 11th-best prospect, on Tuesday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
And, sad but true, this San Diego team simply plays too much bad, untimely, inconsistent baseball to compete with them.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
The films also plumbs the untimely death of its director Kamal Selim at the age of just 34, one of Egypt’s greatest directors.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 June 2025
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“Untimely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untimely. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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