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From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *tīmlīc (adjective) and tīmlīċe (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time + -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: tydig — done at the proper time
• Bulgarian: своевременен (svoevremenen) — done at the proper time
• Catalan: oportú — done at the proper time
• Chinese Mandarin: 及時 /及时 (jíshí) — done at the proper time
• Chinese Mandarin: 適時 /适时 (shìshí) — done at the proper time
• Dutch: tijdig — done at the proper time
• Dutch: actueel — done at the proper time
• Estonian: õigeaegne — done at the proper time
• Finnish: oikea-aikainen — done at the proper time
• German: zeitgerecht — done at the proper time
• German: fristgerecht — done at the proper time
• German: zur rechten Zeit — done at the proper time
• German: rechtzeitig — done at the proper time
• German: zeitnah — done at the proper time
• German: zügig — done at the proper time
• German: rasch — done at the proper time
• Ancient Greek: καίριος (kaírios) — done at the proper time
• Hungarian: időszerű — done at the proper time
• Irish: ócáideach — done at the proper time
• Irish: tráthúil — done at the proper time
• Old Irish: tráthach — done at the proper time
• Old Irish: tráthaigthech — done at the proper time
• Old Irish: tráthamail — done at the proper time
• Italian: tempestivo — done at the proper time
• Japanese: 適時の (tekiji no) — done at the proper time
• Japanese: 渡りに舟の (watari ni fune nono) — done at the proper time
• Latin: temporāneus — done at the proper time
• Macedonian: своевре́мен (svoevrémen) — done at the proper time
• Manx: traaoil — done at the proper time
• Pohnpeian: itamwahu — done at the proper time
• Portuguese: oportuno — done at the proper time
• Russian: своевре́менный (svojevrémennyj) — done at the proper time
• Swedish: vältajmad — done at the proper time
• Thai: ถูกเวลา — done at the proper time
• Bulgarian: навременен (navremenen) — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Catalan: oportú — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Dutch: tijdig — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Estonian: õigeaegne — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Finnish: oikea-aikainen — happening or appearing at the proper time
• French: opportun — happening or appearing at the proper time
• French: au bon moment — happening or appearing at the proper time
• German: rechtzeitig — happening or appearing at the proper time
• German: zeitgemäß — happening or appearing at the proper time
• German: frühzeitig — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Ancient Greek: καίριος (kaírios) — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Irish: ócáideach — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Irish: tráthúil — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Old Irish: tráthach — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Old Irish: tráthaigthech — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Old Irish: tráthamail — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Italian: opportuno — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Italian: tempestivo — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Latin: temporāneus — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Macedonian: на́времен (návremen) — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Manx: traaoil — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Portuguese: oportuno — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏вовремен — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁvovremen — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Thai: ตรงเวลา (dtrong-wee-laa) — happening or appearing at the proper time
• Vietnamese: hợp thời — happening or appearing at the proper time