timely
Frequently Asked Questions
- It’s impossible to get to school in a timely manner without coffee—I feel like I’m in slow motion otherwise.
- Pay your bills in a timely fashion, or you’ll rack up a lot of late fees.
- Your email was very timely—it answered the question I was about to ask!
Example Sentences
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European Commission spokeswoman Eva Hrncirova meanwhile called Wednesday for Russia to "share timely and transparent reporting" about the reported plague case.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The incident is strikingly similar to a May Times report that detailed how information from the scene failed to result in timely evacuations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“In my base case, further policy adjustments are likely to be needed to ensure inflation comes down to target in a timely fashion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"That delay deprived the deceased of timely and appropriate assessment and treatment at the Royal Victoria Hospital for pneumonia and sepsis and materially contributed to his premature death."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It was only the timely intervention of Abbot Mortimer that saved Redtooth’s life.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Williams said the September hike was designed to support “a timelier return to 2% inflation.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Today’s policy action will support a timelier return to the committee’s 2% goal,” the rate-setting committee said in its policy statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
If this had been coded correctly, a "timelier" ambulance response would "likely" have been sent.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Yet A House of Dynamite could scarcely be timelier.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The beds i'th' East are soft, and thanks to you, That cal'd me timelier then my purpose hither: For I haue gained by't Caesar.
From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
“Payrolls tend to be a better guide to the economy’s true momentum than the timeliest estimates of GDP,” wrote Sam Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics in a note Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
The timeliest hit Sunday came from first baseman Carlos Santana, with whom the Mariners are 11-1 since acquiring him from the Royals.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
“Phase Six,” about a future pandemic, is his timeliest novel yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
Perhaps the timeliest work on view right now is “Justice for Our Lives,” a series of digital portraits of victims of police brutality, created by Oree Originol.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2020
It gave us the best and timeliest help we could have had, and was a great impetus to the movement.
From The Story of a Pioneer by Anna Howard Shaw
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