untimely

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈtaɪmli/
🔊/ʌnˈtaɪmli/
(formal)
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  1. [usually before noun] happening too soon or sooner than is normal or expected过早的;不到时间的;突然的 synonym premature
    • She met a tragic and untimely death at 25.她于 25 岁时不幸猝然辞世。🔊🔊
    • A cough at the doorway brought an untimely end to their embrace.门口的咳嗽过早地终止了他们的拥抱。
  2. happening at a time or in a situation that is not suitable不合时宜的;不适时的 synonym ill-timed
    • His interruption was untimely.他的插话不是时候。🔊🔊
    opposite timely