The untimely arrival of the storm forced the research team to postpone their geological survey of the valley.
风暴不合时宜的到来迫使研究团队推迟了对山谷的地质调查。
Which choice best defines “untimely”?
C — Happening at an unsuitable time. “untimely” means happening at an unsuitable time.
Which word means “happening at an unsuitable time”?
B — untimely. “untimely” means happening at an unsuitable time.
untimely — happening at an unsuitable time. In Chinese: 不合时宜的，过早的.
untimely is pronounced /ʌnˈtaɪmli/.
The untimely arrival of the storm forced the research team to postpone their geological survey of the valley. (风暴不合时宜的到来迫使研究团队推迟了对山谷的地质调查。)
inopportune, premature, ill-timed — all close in meaning to untimely (happening at an unsuitable time).
timely, opportune — each the opposite of untimely (happening at an unsuitable time).
Yes. untimely is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.