untimeliness

• Nom désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui se produit à un moment inapproprié ou inopportun, ou le caractère de ce qui n'est pas fait à temps.

A noun referring to the quality or state of occurring at an inappropriate or inconvenient time.

indénombrable

1. Inappropriate timingC1formal

   The quality of happening at a time that is not suitable or proper for the situation.

   inopportunité

   • The untimeliness of his joke during the serious meeting was noted by everyone.
   • She apologized for the untimeliness of her request, as it came during a crisis.
   • The untimeliness of the announcement caused confusion among the staff.

   Synonymesinappropriatenessinopportunenessmistimingunsuitability

   Antonymesappropriatenesstimeliness

2. Inconvenient occurrenceC1formal

   The characteristic of an event happening at a moment that causes difficulty or disruption.

   caractère inopportun

   • The untimeliness of the power outage ruined the dinner party.
   • He complained about the untimeliness of the construction noise during his exam week.
   • The untimeliness of the storm forced the cancellation of the outdoor event.

   Synonymesinconvenienceinopportunenessmistiming

   Antonymesopportunenesstimeliness