opportune
adjective/ˈɒpətjuːn/
/ˌɑːpərˈtuːn/
(formal)- (of a time) suitable for doing a particular thing, so that it is likely to be successful synonym favourable
- The offer could not have come at a more opportune moment.
- Chapman decided the time was opportune for talking business.
- It was an opportune time to look at the offer in more detail.
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- (of an action or event) done or happening at the right time to be successful
- an opportune remark
- The publication of the book now is quite opportune.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French opportun(e), from Latin opportunus, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + portus ‘harbour’, originally describing the wind driving towards the harbour, hence ‘seasonable’.
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