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mistimes

mistimes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistime.

Meaning of mistime

Verb

mistime (third-person singular simple present mistimes, present participle mistiming, simple past and past participle mistimed)

  1. (transitive) To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.
    • I mistimed my leap and fell flat on my face.

Questions about mistimes

What is mistimes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mistimes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistime.

Words near mistimes in the dictionary

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

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