Opportune

 WORD OF THE DAY

opportune / adjective / ah-per-TOON

Definition
1: suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
2: occurring at an appropriate time

Examples
"Whether it's an open 3-point jumper or back-door cut to the basket that gets him an easy layup, the senior guard has shown up for his team at opportune times as the Boilermakers continue to grind out victories in closely-contested matchups."
— D. J. Fezler, Sports Illustrated, 12 Mar. 2022

The long days of spring and summer are opportune for running in the dark, when cool nights offer runners looking to avoid scorching daytime heat more accommodating temperatures.
— Adam Chase, Outside Online, 11 May 2020

Did You Know?
To choose any port in a storm is sometimes the most opportune way of proceeding in a difficult situation—and appropriately so, etymologically speaking.
Opportune descends from the Latin opportūnus, which means "favoring one's needs," "serviceable," and "convenient."
Originally, opportūnus was probably used of winds with the literal meaning of "blowing in the direction of a harbor."
The word is a combination of the prefix ob-, meaning "to," and portus, "port" or "harbor."
Latin portus is also at the root of English port.
Opportune and port both made their way to English via Anglo-French, with port arriving before the 12th century, and opportune arriving in the 15th century.