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untimely aid

[/ʌnˈtaɪmli eɪd/]
noun phrase
ajuda intempestiva
1. Assistance or help that arrives at an inappropriate or inconvenient time, often too late to be useful or effective
The emergency medical team's untimely aid could not save the patient who had been waiting for hours.
A ajuda intempestiva da equipe médica de emergência não conseguiu salvar o paciente que havia estado esperando por horas.
2. Support given at a moment when it is no longer needed or relevant
His untimely aid arrived after the crisis had already resolved itself.
Sua ajuda intempestiva chegou depois que a crise já se havia resolvido.
Synonyms
belated aiddelayed assistanceinopportune helppoorly-timed support
Antonyms
timely aidprompt assistanceopportune helpwell-timed support

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ajuda intempestiva
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
ajuda inoportuna
Alternative formal usage
Portugal
ajuda intempestiva
Standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

too little, too late
closing the barn door after the horse has bolted
day late and a dollar short
help that comes too late
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