"timely" meaning in English

See timely in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: timely
Etymology: : timely < time + -ly
  1. επίκαιρος, έγκαιρος, που ταιριάζει στην παρούσα κατάσταση, που έγινε στην κατάλληλη στιγμή
    Sense id: el-timely-en-adj-27Di1xfe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ly (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": timely < time + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "timely"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a timely intervention - επίκαιρη παρέμβαση"
        },
        {
          "text": "The fire was extinguished thanks to the timely notification and arrival of the fire department.",
          "translation": "Η φωτιά σβήστηκε χάρη στην έγκαιρη ειδοποίηση και άφιξη της πυροσβεστικής."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: well-timed, opportune, seasonable"
        }
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        "επίκαιρος, έγκαιρος, που ταιριάζει στην παρούσα κατάσταση, που έγινε στην κατάλληλη στιγμή"
      ],
      "id": "el-timely-en-adj-27Di1xfe"
    }
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  "word": "timely"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_text": ": timely < time + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "timely"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a timely intervention - επίκαιρη παρέμβαση"
        },
        {
          "text": "The fire was extinguished thanks to the timely notification and arrival of the fire department.",
          "translation": "Η φωτιά σβήστηκε χάρη στην έγκαιρη ειδοποίηση και άφιξη της πυροσβεστικής."
        },
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          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: well-timed, opportune, seasonable"
        }
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        "επίκαιρος, έγκαιρος, που ταιριάζει στην παρούσα κατάσταση, που έγινε στην κατάλληλη στιγμή"
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    }
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