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Definition of "untimeliness" [un•time•li•ness]

  • The state of being untimely. (noun)

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Use "untimeliness" in a sentence
  • "I have chosen to pursue this agenda, notwithstanding its untimeliness in the face of matters that have arisen i.e., the economic crisis, in part because I'm comfortable with it."
  • "Since this is a story people have been following on TV, isn't the News cover risking untimeliness?"
  • "The avant-garde almost always fails because of this untimeliness, either by being “before its time,” addressing an, as yet, unforeseen, future audience (doing so from a modern viewpoint in a tone of historic anticipation), or by being “beyond its time,” addressing an as yet, unawakened, modern audience (doing so from a future viewpoint in a tone of historic renunciation)."