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ill-timed
This term describes an event that clashes with the current circumstances, creating a sense of frustration or misfortune. It suggests a lack of synchronization between an action and the ideal moment for that action to occur, often implying that the timing has caused a negative or disruptive outcome.
While similar to untimely, ill-timed specifically emphasizes the inconvenience or the poor choice of a particular moment. It is frequently used in professional or social contexts to describe interruptions, comments, or accidents that occur exactly when they are least wanted.
Meanings
Occurring at an inappropriate, inconvenient, or unfortunate moment.
Examples
The phone call was ill-timed as I was just about to start the presentation.
An ill-timed joke during the funeral only made the atmosphere more tense.
Their argument was ill-timed and happened right in front of the clients.
Why did you have to bring up the divorce now? This is so ill-timed.
The rain was ill-timed for the outdoor wedding ceremony.
He realized his comment was ill-timed the moment he saw her expression.
An ill-timed power outage wiped out all the unsaved data on the server.