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mistimed

mistimed adjective: done at the wrong time. Also the simple past and past participle of mistime.

Adjective

mistimed (not comparable)

  1. Done at the wrong time.
    • My mistimed leap was declared a false start since I leaped before the gun.
    • While ostensibly a novel of first love and loss, Unusual Company may more fittingly be described as a tale of estrangement, of wary and mistimed passion.1987 December 13, Elizaeth Pincus, “Gritty Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 9

Also used as

mistimed is also the simple past and past participle of mistime.

Synonyms of mistimed

Origin of mistimed

From mis- + timed.

Questions about mistimed

What does mistimed mean?
Mistimed means done at the wrong time.
What part of speech is mistimed?
Mistimed is an adjective.

Words near mistimed in the dictionary

  1. mistightens
  2. mistigri
  3. mistigris
  4. mistily
  5. mistime
  6. mistimed
  7. mistimes
  8. mistiming
  9. mistimings
  10. mistiness
  11. mistinesses

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