Words From The Same Family - Time v Timely
Time (noun) - seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years.
- Time flies (= passes quickly) when you're having fun.
- Paula likes sitting at cafes to pass the time.
- We'd save a lot of time if we took the train.
- I worked as a part time waitress for a short period of time when I was in college.
Timely (adj) - sth happening at the best possible moment.
- The strengthening of the Ringgit (RM) not only provided a timely boost to the company's stagnant (= not moving) profits, but also made travelling abroad more affordable for the rest of us.
- Tom's timely reminder saved me a lot of time and unnecessary stress.
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