timeous
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"The absence of timeous diagnosis resulted in Mr Cocozza losing two opportunities," he concluded.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2014
All these require your timeous assistance;—shall I say, they beg it?
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Sir Walter Scott
Troops on the march in an enemy's country, unless they are led by an idiot, will send out clouds of scouts in front and on the wings to give timeous warning of any attempted assault.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren
But Lochgoin answers us that God sometimes accepts the late will for the whole timeous deed, and the bravery and loyalty of the wife for the meanness and poltroonery of the husband.
From Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents by Alexander Whyte
It was a needful caveat, and a very timeous advertisement, because of the natural misapprehensions in men's minds of the gospel.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
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