mistime
Swing too early
To mistime is to choose the wrong moment for something, whether too early or too late: I mistimed my jump and fell short.
The word implies that timing matters—a mistimed remark lands awkwardly, a mistimed investment loses money.
Athletes mistime swings, comedians mistime punchlines, and travelers mistime arrivals.
Interpret text incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- misestimateJudge incorrectly
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- undershootMiss by insufficient reach
anticipate · misstep · err · blunder · fumble · botch · bungle · flub
Remove temporal coordination
- unsynchronizedNot occurring together
- out-of-syncNot coordinated together
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- misalignPosition incorrectly relative to
arrhythmic · syncopate · lag · stagger · mismatch · discord · disjointed · uncoordinated
Occurring before expected
unseasonable · unpropitious · inauspicious · awkward · inconvenient · inappropriate · unsuitable · too soon
Deserving of pity
- regrettableDeserving of sorrow
- costlyHigh in price
- disastrousCausing great damage
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
missed opportunity · backfire · spoil · ruin · squander · waste · blow it · miss the mark
misread
Interpret text incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- misestimateJudge incorrectly
- overshootGo beyond intended point
undershoot · anticipate · misstep · err · blunder · fumble · botch · bungle · flub · misfire
desynchronize
Remove temporal coordination
- unsynchronizedNot occurring together
- out-of-syncNot coordinated together
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
misalign · arrhythmic · syncopate · lag · stagger · mismatch · discord · disjointed · uncoordinated · asynchronous
premature
Occurring before expected
tardy · unseasonable · unpropitious · inauspicious · awkward · inconvenient · inappropriate · unsuitable · too soon · too late
unfortunate
Deserving of pity
- regrettableDeserving of sorrow
- costlyHigh in price
- disastrousCausing great damage
embarrassing · missed opportunity · backfire · spoil · ruin · squander · waste · blow it · miss the mark · fall flat
mistimesynchronize
Align timing precisely
coordinate · hit the mark · seize the moment · sync up · calibrate