Mistime
(verb)
- To perform or do something at the wrong time.
- To time something incorrectly.
Origin:
From the words "mis" meaning wrong and "time" meaning the moment or period at which an event occurs.
Examples:
- He mistimed his jump and landed on the wrong foot.
- She mistimed her arrival and missed the beginning of the movie.
- He mistimed the release of the product and it failed in the market.
- The runner mistimed his start and was disqualified from the race.
- The chef mistimed the cooking and the dish was ruined.