untimely
adj
1 happening at an unsuitable time 不适时的; 不合时宜的
an untimely arrival, remark, intervention 不合时宜的到达、 言语、 干涉.
2 happening too soon or sooner than normal 过早的; 比正常情况早的
her untimely death at 25 她25岁时英年早逝.
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.