"timely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtaɪmli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-timely.wav [UK] Forms: timely [positive], timelier [comparative], timeliest [superlative]
enPR: tīmʹlē Etymology: time + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|time|ly}} time + -ly Head templates: {{adj|timely|timelier|timeliest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is done timely, it is done within the proper time limits. Synonyms: prompt
    Sense id: simple-timely-en-adj-hGPfasYl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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