How to Use well-timed in a Sentence

well-timed

adjective
  • This year’s event is also well-timed because the peak falls on the weekend.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • All five times, their jumps were so well-timed that McGuire held the ball instead of throwing down.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The performances will be well-timed for both Fender and Young.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2025
  • That 24-hour delay was well-timed for Hollingsworth, whose frostbitten eye had more hours to heal.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Many of Grossman’s trades were well-timed, but few were as timely as his June 2011 purchases.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The cuts are well-timed throughout, supportive of both the comic punchlines and the tragic gut punches.
    — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Texas’ two off weeks are well-timed: one in Week 5, just before the Oklahoma-Georgia combo, and the first week of November, right before the season’s final stretch.
    — Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
  • Sources say this likely means that the director’s new film won’t make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, but the late September release date is well-timed to the fall film festivals.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • While not wanting random objects hurled at her head is already a reasonable ask, Swift's concern is also well-timed.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023
  • All five said this sort of fact pattern could draw scrutiny from regulators because of how well-timed the trades were, and how anomalous compared to Sloan’s trades before and after.
    — Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 22 June 2023
  • Wu’s decision to build a huge chain of cinemas in China appeared well-timed, given the rapid expansion of the China film industry.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Read her fascinating story, which begins with an unexpected but well-timed release of sea star sperm just before a planned spawn.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Disney’s Hulu trial is well-timed, given its spat with Spectrum leaving cable customers with legally dubious options for watching some of the year’s biggest sports events.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The symbolism of Biden’s personal trip to Kyiv delivered a salutary message and was well-timed to counterprogram Putin’s petulant propaganda speech this week.
    — The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The company’s efforts are well-timed—and much-needed.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
  • So, with a strategic and well-timed approach, investors may be able to buy and sell these metals relatively quickly and profitably.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Smart and well-timed, but a gaffe nonetheless.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025

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