Opportune
adjective
Happening at a suitable time; well-timed.
He made an opportune comment just as the rate of conversation was dying down.
Often appears as...
- opportune moment
- opportune time
adjective
Happening at a suitable time; well-timed.
He made an opportune comment just as the rate of conversation was dying down.
Often appears as...
- opportune moment
- opportune time
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
The word 'opportune' often implies something beneficial and is viewed positively.
Her arrival was quite opportune, as we needed an extra pair of hands.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Advantage
'Opportune' can express the idea of a sudden, unexpected chance that is advantageous.
An opportune discovery led to a breakthrough in the research.
Pro Tip 3/3Context-Dependent
What's opportune in one situation may not be in another; context determines its suitability.
His joke was not particularly funny, but it was opportune and lightened the mood.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
The word 'opportune' often implies something beneficial and is viewed positively.
Her arrival was quite opportune, as we needed an extra pair of hands.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Advantage
'Opportune' can express the idea of a sudden, unexpected chance that is advantageous.
An opportune discovery led to a breakthrough in the research.
Pro Tip 3/3Context-Dependent
What's opportune in one situation may not be in another; context determines its suitability.
His joke was not particularly funny, but it was opportune and lightened the mood.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
The word 'opportune' often implies something beneficial and is viewed positively.
Her arrival was quite opportune, as we needed an extra pair of hands.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Advantage
'Opportune' can express the idea of a sudden, unexpected chance that is advantageous.
An opportune discovery led to a breakthrough in the research.
Pro Tip 3/3Context-Dependent
What's opportune in one situation may not be in another; context determines its suitability.
His joke was not particularly funny, but it was opportune and lightened the mood.
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The path toward...
trying to call government to order in 1999 and that was an opportune moment a moment when nigeria was getting a second chance of democracy and shortly after that the Millennium Development Goals happened and that was a time in the new millennium where the world is looking back to see what had it done to try to
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Can you solve the...
Now we can zig-zag back and forth across the whole snake until we reach the end. And that's just one solution— it helps to be systematic, but you’re likely to happen upon many others once you know where to begin and end your run. You hold your hammer high at the opportune moment,
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Your elusive creative...
"Excuse me, can you not see that I'm driving?" "Do I look like I can write down a song right now? If you really want to exist, come back at a more opportune moment when I can take care of you. Otherwise, go bother somebody else today.
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A Reckoning in Tulsa PIPE...
volumes in the mid at all planes now a dozen or more in number still hummed and darted here and there with the agility of natural birds of the air i paused and waited for an opportune time to escape where
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The path toward...
trying to call government to order in 1999 and that was an opportune moment a moment when nigeria was getting a second chance of democracy and shortly after that the Millennium Development Goals happened and that was a time in the new millennium where the world is looking back to see what had it done to try to
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Can you solve the...
Now we can zig-zag back and forth across the whole snake until we reach the end. And that's just one solution— it helps to be systematic, but you’re likely to happen upon many others once you know where to begin and end your run. You hold your hammer high at the opportune moment,
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Your elusive creative...
"Excuse me, can you not see that I'm driving?" "Do I look like I can write down a song right now? If you really want to exist, come back at a more opportune moment when I can take care of you. Otherwise, go bother somebody else today.
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A Reckoning in Tulsa PIPE...
volumes in the mid at all planes now a dozen or more in number still hummed and darted here and there with the agility of natural birds of the air i paused and waited for an opportune time to escape where
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Brian L. Roberts
American Businessman
We did some soul-searching. Was the cable industry obsolete? Was it an opportune time to get out? Our conclusion was that if you rebuilt your system with this new fiber-optic coaxial hybrid - which we now call broadband - the glass was half full, not half empty. We could compete.
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Doug Stanton
American Journalist
I like to tell stories about people trying to make the right, difficult decision at the least opportune moment... People in a crucible of an extraordinary circumstance. And then, how that experience changes their life.
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Freddie Wong
American Director
The Lionsgate deal came at an opportune time. It allows us to get our projects financed and create long-form content without needing to be reliant on brand deals or crowdsourcing for external financing.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.
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Jack Youngblood
American Athlete
There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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Hesiod
Greek Poet
Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.
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Brian L. Roberts
American Businessman
We did some soul-searching. Was the cable industry obsolete? Was it an opportune time to get out? Our conclusion was that if you rebuilt your system with this new fiber-optic coaxial hybrid - which we now call broadband - the glass was half full, not half empty. We could compete.
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Doug Stanton
American Journalist
I like to tell stories about people trying to make the right, difficult decision at the least opportune moment... People in a crucible of an extraordinary circumstance. And then, how that experience changes their life.
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Freddie Wong
American Director
The Lionsgate deal came at an opportune time. It allows us to get our projects financed and create long-form content without needing to be reliant on brand deals or crowdsourcing for external financing.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.
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Jack Youngblood
American Athlete
There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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Hesiod
Greek Poet
Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.
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