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better-timed

better-timed is the comparative form of well-timed.

Meaning of well-timed

Adjective

well-timed (comparative better-timed or more well-timed, superlative best-timed or most well-timed)

  1. Happening at an opportune or advantageous time.
    • Near-synonyms: seasonable, in good season, opportune; see also Thesaurus:timely
    Antonyms:
    ill-timed, untimely
  2. Keeping accurate time; in keeping with accurate timing or rhythm.
    • A well-timed snare drum enlivened the music.

Questions about better-timed

What is better-timed the comparative form of?
Better-timed is the comparative form of well-timed.

Words near better-timed in the dictionary

  1. better-organized
  2. better-paid
  3. better-preserved
  4. better-read
  5. better-run
  6. better-timed
  7. better-to-do
  8. better-versed
  9. betterable
  10. bettered
  11. betterer

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