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Meaning of timely

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  timely
      adv 1: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn:
             {seasonably}, {timely}, {well-timed}, {apropos}]
      adj 1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his
             income tax return"
      2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a
         timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a
         good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion";
         "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {timely},
         {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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