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Timely.
From earlier timous, from Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early"), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely").
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The adjudicator was asked to determine whether the defenders had failed to give timeous notice of intention to withhold payment.
The payment structure for this fee has been devised to encourage students to complete and submit their theses in a timeous manner.
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