Opportune
[op-er-toon, -tyoon] /ˌɒp ərˈtun, -ˈtyun/
adjective
1.
appropriate, favorable, or suitable:
an opportune phrase for the occasion.
2.
occurring or coming at an appropriate time; well-timed:
an opportune warning.
/ˈɒpəˌtjuːn/
adjective
1.
occurring at a time that is suitable or advantageous
2.
fit or suitable for a particular purpose or occurrence
adj.
c.1400, from Old French opportun and directly from Latin opportunus “fit, convenient, suitable, favorable,” from the phrase ob portum veniens “coming toward a port,” in reference to the wind, from ob “to, toward” (see ob-) + portus “harbor” (see port (n.1)). Related: Opportunely.
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