Syntaxiom

prematurely

/ˌpɹiməˈtʃʊɹɫi/ adv

In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

Word Origin Prematurely means before the right time, from Latin prae- 'before' and maturus 'ripe'. The idea is something happening before it's fully ripe or ready. Mature itself comes from a root meaning 'timely', and you can see it in words like immature (not ripe) and maturity (ripeness). The -ly just makes it an adverb.

adv In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

The project was prematurely terminated due to budget constraints.

(副词) 过早地；提前地；为时过早地

由于预算限制，这个项目过早地被终止了。

(adverbio) prematuramente; antes de tiempo; demasiado pronto; anticipadamente [De manera prematura; demasiado pronto o demasiado temprano.]

El proyecto fue terminado prematuramente debido a restricciones presupuestarias.

(adverbe) prématurément; trop tôt; avant terme; avant l'heure [De façon prématurée ; avant le moment prévu ou approprié.]

Le projet fut prématurément interrompu en raison de contraintes budgétaires.

(Adverb) vorzeitig; verfrüht; zu früh [Auf eine Weise, die zu früh oder vorzeitig erfolgt; bevor der richtige Zeitpunkt gekommen ist.]

Das Projekt wurde **prematurely** wegen Budgetproblemen abgebrochen.

(副詞) 時期尚早に、早すぎる様子で。

予算の制約により、プロジェクトは予定より早く打ち切られた。

(advérbio) prematuramente; cedo demais; antes do tempo; antecipadamente [De maneira prematura; cedo demais ou muito cedo.]

O projeto foi prematuramente encerrado devido a restrições orçamentárias.

Synonyms: early too soon ahead of time before time untimely hastily precipitately rashly Antonyms: late belatedly tardily overdue
Word parts: pre + mature + ly

Common collocations

die verb bear verb retire verb terminate verb leave verb end verb man subst bald adj month subst off adv age verb hair subst

Related words

immature maturity immaturity prematurity maturation maturely

Get offline access, pronunciation, spaced repetition, and learning games:

Download Syntaxiom →
📱 Offline access 🔊 Pronunciation 🧠 Spaced repetition 📖 Native language bridges