"well-timed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: better-timed [comparative], more well-timed [comparative], best-timed [superlative], most well-timed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|better-timed|more|sup=best-timed}} well-timed (comparative better-timed or more well-timed, superlative best-timed or most well-timed)
  1. Happening at an opportune or advantageous time. Synonyms (opportune or advantageous time): opportune Translations (Happening at an opportune or advantageous time): läglig (Swedish), vältajmad (Swedish), i rättan tid (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-well-timed-en-adj-PJ3jZA7O Disambiguation of 'opportune or advantageous time': 74 26 Disambiguation of 'Happening at an opportune or advantageous time': 88 12
  2. Keeping accurate time.
    Sense id: en-well-timed-en-adj-1wCQlhKj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seasonable, timely

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Happening at an opportune or advantageous time",
      "word": "läglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Happening at an opportune or advantageous time",
      "word": "vältajmad"
    },
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      "lang": "Swedish",
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