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mistime

American  
[mis-tahym] / mɪsˈtaɪm /

verb (used with object)

mistimed, mistiming

  1. to time badly; perform, say, propose, etc., at a bad or inappropriate time.

mistime British  
/ ˌmɪsˈtaɪm /

verb

  1. (tr) to time (an action, utterance, etc) wrongly

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Etymology

Origin of mistime

before 1000; Middle English mistimen, Old English mistīmian. See mis- 1, time

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