opportune

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

op·por·tune BrE [ˈɒpətjuːn] NAmE [ˌɑːpərˈtuːn] adjective (formal)
1. (of a time)suitable for doing a particular thing, so that it is likely to be successful
Syn: ↑favourable
•The offer could not have come at a more opportune moment.
•Chapman decided the time was opportune for talking business.
2. (of an action or event)done or happening at the right time to be successful
•an opportune remark
Opp: ↑inopportune
Derived Word: ↑opportunely

Word Origin:
[opportune opportunely] late Middle English: from Old French opportun(e), from Latin opportunus, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + portus ‘harbour’, originally describing the wind driving towards the harbour, hence ‘seasonable’.

Example Bank:
•It was an opportune time to look at the offer in more detail.
•The publication of the book now is quite opportune.