untimeliness

• 名词，指某事发生的时间不合适或不方便的性质或状态，即不合时宜、时机不当。

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

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1. Inappropriate timingC1formal

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

   不合时宜

   • 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.

   同义词inappropriatenessinopportunenessmistimingunsuitability

   反义词appropriatenesstimeliness

2. Inconvenient occurrenceC1formal

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

   不合时宜

   • 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.

   同义词inconvenienceinopportunenessmistiming

   反义词opportunenesstimeliness