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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | opportun, from Latin opportunus, from ob portum 'toward port' |
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op‧por‧tune
formal
formal1 a time that is suitable for doing something : 
I waited, hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of a raise.
an opportune moment/time
I waited, hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of a raise.2 done at a very suitable time [≠ inopportune]: an opportune remark The law reforms were opportune and important.
an opportune remarkThe law reforms were opportune and important. —opportunely adverb
