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timeous

Timeous (adj) means In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.

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In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.
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Etymology

From earlier timous, from Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early”), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely”). By surface analysis, time + -ous.

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"timeous" (adj) means in sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.

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