Apollonius of Tyana

A man must fortify himself and understand that a wise man who yields to laziness or anger or passion or love of drink, or who commits any other action prompted by impulse and inopportune, will probably find his fault condoned; but if he stoops to greed, he will not be pardoned, but render himself odious as a combination of all vices at once.

Greek Philosopher

K'naan

I have moments of darkness, of anger, and moments of rage. They do creep up at the most inopportune times. Not to recognize that in my music would give people a sense of sainthood that I don't necessarily have or even want to have.

Somali Musician

Leon Trotsky

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.

Russian Revolutionary

Emil Cioran

We understand God by everything in ourselves that is fragmentary, incomplete, and inopportune.

Romanian Philosopher

Elizabeth McCracken

Life likes jokes; life is constantly making jokes, even at the most inopportune moments.

American Author

It suggests an event is disruptive or causes problems due to bad timing.

Negative Implication

May imply an event was unexpected and happened without warning.

Feels Sudden

Recognize that what's inopportune might vary between cultures or social contexts.

Cultural Sensitivity

 Here are three things you should think about doing, right now. do not -- I repeat -- do not burn bridges. You spent years building those bridges, why burn them now? The world is such a small place, especially with all these online platforms, that, believe me, you will see these people again and probably in the most inopportune times.

Inopportune