English Explanatory Dictionary

timeous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪməs/

Word forms

timeous timous

Etymology

From earlier timous, from Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early”), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely”). By surface analysis, time + -ous.

Synonyms

opportune seasonable

Related words

timesome

Derived words

timeously untimeous untimous
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