timely

• adj. 及時的；適時的
• adv. 及時地；早

time,時間，-ly,形容詞后綴。

timely (adv.)

late Old English timlic "quickly, soon;" see time (n.) + -ly (2). As an adjective meaning "occurring at a suitable time" it is attested from c. 1200.

1. A timely bingo win brought some cheer to Juliet Little's family yesterday.

昨天玩賓戈贏了一把，適時地給朱麗葉·利特爾一家?guī)硇┰S的歡快心情。

來自柯林斯例句

2. A nasty incident was prevented by the timely arrival of the police.

警察的及時到來阻止了一次嚴重事故。

來自《權威詞典》

3. We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.

我們特別感謝他的及時幫助.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Your arrival was most timely yesterday.

你們昨天來得非常及時.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. This is a timely rain indeed.

這場雨下得真及時呀!

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》