If you hear about someone's untimely death, it must mean it was an unexpected death. ... The most common use of this term is probably in discussing someone's untimely death, meaning they died young. Other disasters that happen to young people might be described as untimely as well.
How do you use untimely death in a sentence?
Example sentences untimely death
- But she made her way with great success until her adored mother's untimely death. ...
- Since his tragic, untimely death, they look like lost souls. ...
- She had woken yesterday to hear the news of his untimely death and phoned me in the morning to tell me that she had been in tears.
Does untimely mean late?
not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game. happening too soon or too early; premature: his untimely demise.
