untimeliness
Badly timed occurrence
Untimeliness is the quality of occurring at a wrong or inappropriate moment.
An untimely death comes too soon; an untimely remark comes at the worst possible time.
The word captures both poor timing and unfortunate timing—whether something arrives too early, too late, or simply when least wanted: The untimeliness of his resignation caught everyone off guard.
Occurring at wrong moment
- malaproposInappropriate to context
- prematureOccurring before expected
- mistimedDone at wrong moment
- ill-chosenUnwisely selected
misjudged · unpropitious · inauspicious · inconvenient · unsuitable · awkward · inappropriate · unfortunate
State of being late
- delayEnforced waiting period
- overduePast expected arrival
- belatedArriving after expected
- delayedMade to wait longer
lagging · unpunctuality · procrastination · deferred · protracted · lingering · slowness · lateness
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- earlyOccurring before expected
- prematureOccurring before expected
precocious · forward · unripe · half-baked · underdeveloped · preemptive · anticipatory
Break in continuity
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- derailmentLeaving the intended track
complication · setback · hindrance · obstruction · inconvenience · upset · disarrangement · displacement
ill-timed
Occurring at wrong moment
- malaproposInappropriate to context
- prematureOccurring before expected
- mistimedDone at wrong moment
ill-chosen · misjudged · unpropitious · inauspicious · inconvenient · unsuitable · awkward · inappropriate · unfortunate · unwelcome
tardiness
State of being late
delayed · lagging · unpunctuality · procrastination · deferred · protracted · lingering · slowness · lateness
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- earlyOccurring before expected
premature · precocious · forward · unripe · half-baked · underdeveloped · preemptive · anticipatory
interruption
Break in continuity
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
derailment · complication · setback · hindrance · obstruction · inconvenience · upset · disarrangement · displacement · dislocation
untimelinesstimeliness
Appropriateness of timing
good timing · opportuneness · aptness · seasonableness · appropriateness
untimelinessseasonableness
Appropriateness to the occasion
ripeness · maturity · readiness · fitness · congruence
untimelinessopportuneness
Apt timing quality
auspiciousness · convenience · advantageousness · felicity · expedience
time, timer, timely, timing, timetable, untimely, overtime, unseasonable, unseasonably