TIMELY  及時

At the APPROPRIATE OR CORRECT MOMENT.
OPPORTUNEWELL-TIMEDAT THE RIGHT TIMECONVENIENTAPPROPRIATEEXPEDIENTSEASONABLEFELICITOUSON TIME
Antonym
  • EARLYTIME PERIOD SOMETHING has NOT-YET HAPPENED
    Hypernym
    • MOMENTPOINT of TIME OR INTENSELY SHORT TIME.
      • TIMEABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    ASTRONOMY 26. 一天內的時段。時，由於時制不同，一日可分為四時、十時、十二時、二十四時、六時等。刻，歷史上曾出現多種時刻制度，一日百刻制最普遍。更，一夜分為五更。籌，比 “ 更 ” 小的時間單位，一更分為五籌。

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    按時 is the default word for being on time, as expected or promised.

    按期 refers to being on schedule in something that is periodical.

    準時 focusses on the exact accuracy of the timing involved.

    適時

    及時 focusses on the absence of delay.

    當令

    正當時

    是時候

    可巧

    不違農時

    適逢其會

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    時  shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 63 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-nprothe (right) timeDS
    • nabstativetimeliness; right timing; being in time; the right time; the appropriate season
    • nadNtimely; opportune
    • nadVadaptiveas the times require; as appropriate to the (changing) occasions [cf. 以時行 "act in accordance with the (changing) times in Guanzi.]CH
    • nadVappropriatein due course; at the appropriate time; when the need arises Note 非時
    • vibe timely, come in due time (as seasonal rain), come in season; be in season
    • vt[0]+V(0)the time is right to V, it is timely to for the contextually determinate omitted subject to VCH
    • vtoNabto time an event Nab appropriately, to make sure the timing of Nab is appropriateLZ
    早  zǎo OC: tsuuʔ MC: tsɑu
    蚤  zǎo OC: tsuuʔ MC: tsɑu 39 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Ant: 晚/LATE Wǎn 晚 (ant. zǎo 早"early") can refer a point in time much later than presupposed, or a time much later than the previous event.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactacting in good time, being timely
    • vadVin good time, at an early stage; at an earlier stage, at a sufficiently early stage
    • viactact in good time
    • vpostadVin good time; at an early stage
    及  jí OC: ɡrɯb MC: gip 7 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vibe in time (and of avail)
    • vt+V[0]reach; have the time to, be in time to, be in time for
    期  qī OC: ɡɯ MC: gɨ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • nabdimensiontimeliness, completion of task according to time
    • nadVin due course, when the time comes
    及時  jí shí OC: ɡrɯb ɡljɯ MC: gip dʑɨ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVin due time, in time
    逮  dài MC: dojH OC: ɡ-lɯɯdsLZ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt V[0]reach; have the time to, be in time to, be in time forLZ
    • vtoNabto be in time for, to manageLZ
    時世  shí shì MC: dzyi -- OC: ɡljɯ lʰebsCH 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNtimelyCH
    良辰  liáng chén MC: ljang dzyin OC: ɡ-raŋ ɡljɯnDS 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPsuitable time; good timeDS
    及事  jí shì OC: ɡrɯb dzrɯs MC: gip ɖʐɨ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe in time

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