How to say "well-timed" in Japanese

• タイムリーJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjectiveThe common, everyday word for something — a remark, an offer of help, an arrival — that comes at exactly the right moment; it covers both 'timely' and 'well-timed'.
• 時を得たときをえた
  expression, prenominal modifierLess common than タイムリー; literally 'having obtained the moment', it describes something done or said at just the right time and also covers 'opportune'. For everyday use, タイムリー is usually the word you want.
  彼かれの時ときを得えた救助きゅうじょがなかったら、私は溺おぼれていただろう。↗

  But for his timely rescue, I would have drowned.

For something that happens or is said at just the right moment, 「タイムリー」 is the common, everyday choice; 「時を得た」 is a less common alternative that also covers the sense 'opportune'.

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• タイムリーtimely
• 時を得たときをえたtimely