apropos

Apropos refers to doing something when it is a good time to do it. (adverb)

A check arriving in the mail the day before your rent is due is an example of the check arriving apropos.

Apropos describes something that is connected to a certain situation. (adjective)

If a lawyer refers to a previous court ruling in a similar case, that referral would be apropos to the current case.

See apropos in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See apropos in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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