How to Use ill-timed in a Sentence

ill-timed

adjective
  • This means that your desire to whip things in shape at home or with a family member might be ill-timed.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • This latest injury is an unfortunate and ill-timed obstacle in his path back to the main event scene.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But Katerjian’s seemed especially ill-timed.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • But others criticized Jackson, calling his action ill-timed and ill-advised.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The move has drawn criticism from Democrats, who argue the bailout is politically motivated and ill-timed amid a government shutdown.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • However, the mass celebration of his death, and therefore of political violence, was particularly ill-timed for academia.
    — Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The drought was ill-timed for the canal’s operations and the water levels at Gatún Lake, as Panama’s rainy season lasts from May through November.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
  • That means that The Bear is on the brink of shutting down, which is ill-timed given Marcus’ (Lionel Boyce) new status as one of Food & Wine‘s best new chefs.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • According to Alison Layfield, vice president of product development at parcel shipping services provider ePost Global, the strike is ill-timed for retailers and logistics teams that are already knee-deep in peak holiday season planning.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025

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