timely

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* Communicating our approach and progress on a timely basis.

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Quick take

before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of timely gathered in one view.

adjective

before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"

adjective

done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"

adverb

at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for timely.

adjective

before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"

adjective

adverb

at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"

See also: seasonably, well-timed, apropos

Example sentences

* Communicating our approach and progress on a timely basis.

Had merchants been paid in a timely fashion, the Companys free cash flows would likely have been closer to zero and possibly even negative.

The X11 that Apple provided with OS X was nothing but a snapshot of whatever XQuartz version was current when that version of OS X went GM. In other words, we are now getting the exact same product, but with more timely updates.

* Four days after being threatened with contempt, Levison presented the DOJ with a proposal to charge the DOJ $2000 to design and implement his own pen/trap system which would provide data to the DOJ only at the conclusion of the order's time window, with timely updates being provided only at Levison's discretion and only with an additional charge attached.