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mistime Definition

mis·time (mis tīm)

transitive verb -·timed, -·tim·ing

  1. to time wrongly; do or say at an inappropriate time
  2. to judge incorrectly the time of

mistime Usage Examples

Object

  • pull: The openers, McKeown and Wirasinha fell cheaply the former to a mistimed pull and the latter to a twelve year old girl!
  • challenge: The home fans were angered by some fierce tackling from the Linnets and mistimed challenges saw Oakes and Matthew Wright go into the book.
  • drive: The final ended with a mistimed forehand drive which gave away a penalty stroke.
  • clearance: A mistimed clearance from Addicks centre-back Karen Hills subsequently fell to Danni Bird, who pounced to drive the ball wide of the target.
  • shot: Ongondo mistimes the pull shot and Zaheer takes a comfortable catch at mid on.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: In particular, Pietersen, who plays a slightly mistimed on-drive which rolls down the Lord's slope for four.
  • badly: The only FC United yellow card of the evening was administered in stoppage time as debutant Simon Cardon badly mistimed a challenge.
  • not: Not mistiming any tackles, rarely wasting the ball and never stopping running, we could have done with four Coles in midfield.

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