noun
untime
Untime (noun) means a state in which time seems to have no meaning at all.
noun
1
A state in which time seems to have no meaning at all.
"Later though, after about two weeks in untime, Finn began to get confused, and my job changed to simply keeping him straight."
— Adeline Radloff, Sidekick (2011)
2
A moment that is badly chosen or comes at the wrong point.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English untime, untyme, ontyme, from Old English untīma (“an unseasonable time”), which in turn came from Proto-Germanic *untīmô, made up of un- and time. Cognate with Old Norse útími (dialectal Norwegian otime).
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What is the meaning of untime?
"untime" (noun) means a state in which time seems to have no meaning at all.
What are the different meanings of untime?
"untime" has 2 main meanings: 1. A state in which time seems to have no meaning at all; 2. A moment that is badly chosen or comes at the wrong point.
