# timeous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtaɪməs/

## Definitions
1. In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.

## Etymology
From earlier timous, from Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early”), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely”). By surface analysis, time + -ous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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