Mistime (verb)

  1. To perform or do something at the wrong time.
  2. To time something incorrectly.

Origin:

From the words "mis" meaning wrong and "time" meaning the moment or period at which an event occurs.

Examples:

  1. He mistimed his jump and landed on the wrong foot.
  2. She mistimed her arrival and missed the beginning of the movie.
  3. He mistimed the release of the product and it failed in the market.
  4. The runner mistimed his start and was disqualified from the race.
  5. The chef mistimed the cooking and the dish was ruined.
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