mistime C2 Topic:Time US /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ UK /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ See IPA manual Freq #489509 Meanings 1 verb to do, arrange, or judge the timing of something incorrectly She mistimed her jump and struck the hurdle. 2 verb to state or record the time of an event incorrectly The historian mistimed the episode by placing it a decade too early. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to do, arrange, or judge... misjudgemiscalculateill-time 2 verb · to state or record the time... misdatemisrecord ↔ Opposites time correctlysynchronize Word family Forms mistimed Related forms timetimingmisdate Etymology Formed from mis-, 'wrongly,' + time. Recorded since Middle English, it can describe either performing an action at the wrong moment or assigning an event the wrong time. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mistime **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ **Frequency rank:** 489509 ## Meanings 1. to do, arrange, or judge the timing of something incorrectly 2. to state or record the time of an event incorrectly ## Examples - She mistimed her jump and struck the hurdle. - The historian mistimed the episode by placing it a decade too early. ## Synonyms - misjudge - miscalculate - ill-time - misdate ## Antonyms - time correctly - synchronize ## Related Forms - time - timing - misdate ## Etymology Formed from mis-, 'wrongly,' + time. Recorded since Middle English, it can describe either performing an action at the wrong moment or assigning an event the wrong time. ## Topics - Time markdown