at the proper time

Synonyms

duly deservedly punctually in due course befittingly in time in due time

Antonyms

overdue belated unpunctual

Examples

Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time. John Chrysostom

After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way. Lee Konitz

A leader should have a quick intelligence. Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late. Sometimes time is so important that it becomes the principal consideration. André Maurois

You can't improve sound by having only silence. The problem is to use each at the proper time. Norton Juster

Football is the ultimate in team sport. And no individual can win a game by himself. Pelé is a famous name, but Pelé made his goals because another player passed to him at the proper time. Pelé

Words in the phrase

at the proper time

Close letter words and terms

at the present stage at the present time at the price of at the public library at the publishing house at the quay