betimes
In good season
Betimes is an archaic or literary adverb meaning in good time, early, or before it is too late.
It suggests doing something promptly or at an opportune moment: Rise betimes if you wish to catch the morning light.
The word appears occasionally in older texts and poetry but has largely fallen out of everyday use, replaced by expressions like "early on" or "in due time."
Occurring before expected
preliminary · advance · preemptive · anticipatory · untimely · unseasonable · proactive · in good time
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
- sunupMorning's first light
dayspring · morning · aurora · break of day · early morning · at dawn · at first light · rosy-fingered
Quality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- bygoneOf earlier times
antiquated · olden · dated · quaint · literary · poetic · formal · elevated
premature
Occurring before expected
incipient · preliminary · advance · preemptive · anticipatory · untimely · unseasonable · proactive · in good time · ahead of schedule
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
sunup · dayspring · morning · aurora · break of day · early morning · at dawn · at first light · rosy-fingered · matins
vintage
Quality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
bygone · antiquated · olden · dated · quaint · literary · poetic · formal · elevated · ornate
betimestardily
After the expected time
late · belatedly · behind schedule · behind time · after the fact