How to say "timely" in Japanese

• タイムリーJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjectiveA loanword from English covering 'timely' in the sense of 'well-timed': something that comes or is done at exactly the right moment, like advice or help arriving just when it is needed.
• 適時てきじCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers the 'opportune' sense of 'timely': doing or handling something at the appropriate time. The kanji compound combines characters for 'suitable' and 'time', stressing that the timing is right for the matter at hand.

Choose 「タイムリー」 for the 'well-timed' feel of something arriving or happening at just the right moment, and 適時 when you want to stress that an action is taken at an appropriate, opportune time.

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• タイムリーtimely
• 適時てきじtimely
• 時を得たときをえたtimely
• 間がいいまがいいlucky
• 間のいいまのいいlucky