mistime
verb/ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/
/ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mistime | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ |
| he / she / it mistimes | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmz/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmz/ |
| past simple mistimed | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ |
| past participle mistimed | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ |
| -ing form mistiming | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmɪŋ/ |
- mistime something to do something at the wrong time, especially when this makes something bad or unpleasant happen
- The horse completely mistimed the jump and threw its rider.
- A lot of the jokes were mistimed (= and therefore not funny).
Word OriginOld English mistīmian ‘happen unfortunately’ (see mis-, time).Want to learn more?
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