adj
inopportune
adj
1
Happening at an inconvenient or badly timed moment.
"He chose a highly inopportune moment to bring up the layoffs."
"The phone rang at the most inopportune time, right in the middle of the ceremony."
How to Use Inopportune
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBadly timed; happening at the wrong moment.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
inopportune moment
inopportune time
Word Forms
more inopportune comparative, most inopportune superlative
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Etymology
From Latin inopportunus — in- ("not") plus opportunus ("fitting, timely").