# untimely

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈtaɪmli/ · frequency rank #24,945

## Definitions
1. At an inopportune time.
2. Early; premature.

## Etymology
From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unreasonable”).

## Easily confused with
- **unlikely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unlikely-vs-untimely)

## Common misspellings (12)
`nutimely`, `unitmely`, `unntimely`, `untiemly`, `untimelly`, `untimelyy`, `untimeyl`, `untimley`, `untimmely`, `untmiely`, `unttimely`, `utnimely`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/untimely