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adverb

oportunamente

prompt

Definition & meaning

Oportunamente means at the right time, in a timely manner, or appropriately for the occasion.

  • Se le informará oportunamente. — You will be informed in due course.
  • Llegó oportunamente para ayudar. — She arrived at just the right time to help.

Grammar & Word origin

It is an adverb formed from the feminine form of oportuno (“timely” or “appropriate”) and the suffix -mente, which often corresponds to “-ly” in English.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • a tiempo — “in time”; emphasizes being neither late nor too late.
  • puntualmente — “punctually”; emphasizes being at the scheduled time rather than at a suitable moment.
  • inoportunamente — “at an inconvenient or inappropriate time”; the direct antonym.
  • tarde — “late”; contrasts with the sense of acting in time.

Common phrases & collocations

  • informar oportunamente — to inform in due course or in a timely manner
  • intervenir oportunamente — to intervene at the right moment

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Examples

Ella llegó oportunamente a la reunión.adverb

She arrived promptly at the meeting.

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