Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ill-timed; ill-adapted or unsuited to the occasion or circumstances; inopportune; unseasonable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Done at the wrong
time . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
mistime .
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Examples
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I'm quite fond of DAB in a way, I have a receptor in my kitchen, but what I object to is the fact that DAB has not proved popular with the public because it is what I call a mistimed technology, much similar to the DAT tape in the 90s.
What is digital content? Andres Guadamuz 2009
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I'm quite fond of DAB in a way, I have a receptor in my kitchen, but what I object to is the fact that DAB has not proved popular with the public because it is what I call a mistimed technology, much similar to the DAT tape in the 90s.
Archive 2009-02-01 Andres Guadamuz 2009
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I'm quite fond of DAB in a way, I have a receptor in my kitchen, but what I object to is the fact that DAB has not proved popular with the public because it is what I call a mistimed technology, much similar to the DAT tape in the 90s.
TechnoLlama 2009
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The tackle by Arsenal's William Gallas against Bolton which sparked an outcry has been described as mistimed but not malicious by his manager, Arsène Wenger.
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The tackle by Arsenal's William Gallas against Bolton which sparked an outcry has been described as mistimed but not malicious by his manager, Arsène Wenger.
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` ` Al kind of mistimed it and hit him in his head, '' Bosh said.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Birmingham manager Alex McLeish was quick to seize on the "mistimed" tackle as a prime example of why people should stop complaining about the physical aspect of the game.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Mitch Phillips 2010
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Something to say: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed Williams Gallas's tackle on Mark Davies as nothing more than a 'mistimed' challenge
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Arsène Wenger: William Gallas's challenge on Mark Davies was merely 'mistimed'
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Birmingham manager Alex McLeish was quick to seize on the "mistimed" tackle as a prime example of why people should stop complaining about the physical aspect of the game.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Mitch Phillips 2010
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