proverb · Words worth keeping
Timely blossom timely ripe.
Timely blossom timely ripe.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying pairs timely blossom with timely ripening. It carries an appropriate beginning into an expectation of an appropriate later result.
What the words are saying
Timely is repeated without specifying a date or standard. As an explicit analogy, an undertaking started at a suitable moment may be better placed to develop as intended. The verse does not establish that timing alone guarantees success or give a horticultural schedule. A useful application also asks what care and conditions are needed after the beginning.
Everyday example
A group starts preparation when it is needed and keeps supporting the work rather than assuming the first step guarantees completion.
When to use it
Use it as a stated analogy about suitable beginnings and later development.
What it does not mean
The botanical relationship and exact meaning of timely are not independently established here.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 1627 · Timely
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
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