timeous

Example Sentences

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"The absence of timeous diagnosis resulted in Mr Cocozza losing two opportunities," he concluded.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2014

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 Binning, Hugh

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 Wright Henderson, P. A. (Patrick Arkley)

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 Smiles, Samuel

But Willie, and a friend they had, called Robin the Rambler, gae them warning, by playing tunes such as "The Campbells are coming" and the like, whereby they got timeous warning to take the wing.'

From Redgauntlet by Scott, Walter, Sir