Opportune and Tardy

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Opportune adjective - Especially suitable for a certain time.

Usage example: an opportune rain shower gave them an excuse to leave the outdoor concert early

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Tardy is an antonym for opportune.

Tardy adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

Usage example: explained that I was tardy because my car had broken down on the way to work

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Opportune is an antonym for tardy.

Nearby Words: tardily, tardiness

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Tardy and Opportune. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/opportune/tardy

Opportune & Tardy. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/opportune/tardy>.

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