TIMELY    及時

At the APPROPRIATE OR CORRECT MOMENT.
OPPORTUNEWELL-TIMEDAT THE RIGHT TIMECONVENIENTAPPROPRIATEEXPEDIENTSEASONABLEFELICITOUSON TIME
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 ／
Antonym
  • EARLYTIME PERIOD SOMETHING has NOT-YET HAPPENED
Hypernym
  • MOMENT　POINT of TIME OR INTENSELY SHORT TIME. (anc: 4/0, child: 4)
  • TIME　ABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN. (anc: 3/0, child: 11)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 14.11

  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 1283

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 8

  • Woerterbuch der Philosophie. Neue Beitraege zu einer Kritik der Sprache ( MAUTHNER WP 1924) p. III.436

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 6

  • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 13

    • Words (9 items)

    時  shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 68 Attributions
      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 Attributions

      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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vibe in time (and of avail)
    • vt+V[0]reach; have the time to, be in time to, be in time for
    及時  jí shí OC: ɡrɯb ɡljɯ MC: gip dʑɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVin due time, in time
    逮  dài MC: dojH OC: ɡ-lɯɯds 1 Attribution
      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 lʰebs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNtimelyCH
    良辰  liáng chén MC: ljang dzyin OC: ɡ-raŋ ɡljɯn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPsuitable time; good timeDS
    期  qī OC: ɡɯ MC: gɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabdimensiontimeliness, completion of task according to time
    • nadVin due course, when the time comes
    及事  jí shì OC: ɡrɯb dzrɯs MC: gip ɖʐɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe in time