Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Ill-timed; ill-adapted or unsuited to the occasion or circumstances; inopportune; unseasonable.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Done at the wrong time.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of mistime.

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Examples

  • I'm quite fond of DAB in a way, I have a receptor in my kitchen, but what I object to is the fact that DAB has not proved popular with the public because it is what I call a mistimed technology, much similar to the DAT tape in the 90s.

    What is digital content? Andres Guadamuz 2009

  • I'm quite fond of DAB in a way, I have a receptor in my kitchen, but what I object to is the fact that DAB has not proved popular with the public because it is what I call a mistimed technology, much similar to the DAT tape in the 90s.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Andres Guadamuz 2009

  • I'm quite fond of DAB in a way, I have a receptor in my kitchen, but what I object to is the fact that DAB has not proved popular with the public because it is what I call a mistimed technology, much similar to the DAT tape in the 90s.

    TechnoLlama 2009

  • The tackle by Arsenal's William Gallas against Bolton which sparked an outcry has been described as mistimed but not malicious by his manager, Arsène Wenger.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • The tackle by Arsenal's William Gallas against Bolton which sparked an outcry has been described as mistimed but not malicious by his manager, Arsène Wenger.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • ` ` Al kind of mistimed it and hit him in his head, '' Bosh said.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Birmingham manager Alex McLeish was quick to seize on the "mistimed" tackle as a prime example of why people should stop complaining about the physical aspect of the game.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Mitch Phillips 2010

  • Something to say: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed Williams Gallas's tackle on Mark Davies as nothing more than a 'mistimed' challenge

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Arsène Wenger: William Gallas's challenge on Mark Davies was merely 'mistimed'

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Birmingham manager Alex McLeish was quick to seize on the "mistimed" tackle as a prime example of why people should stop complaining about the physical aspect of the game.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Mitch Phillips 2010

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