timeous
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"The absence of timeous diagnosis resulted in Mr Cocozza losing two opportunities," he concluded.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2014
The next letter from the Shepherd thanks Murray for some "timeous" aid, and asks a novel favour.
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Samuel Smiles
Yet the Foundress showed a tenderness for human weakness by permitting the Fellows and Scholars to play cards in Hall on some of the Gaudy days for "moderate stakes and at timeous hours."
From The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester by P. A. (Patrick Arkley) Wright Henderson
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 see that ye come hame in timeous hours On your twa feet, an' nae upo' a' fours, Like ony haulket hummledoddy stirk, Tynin' yersel' an' wan'rin' i' the mirk.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Patrick Buchan
