Wordiyotempus
Latintime, occasion, opportunity
Variants
tempustemportempertemp
About This Root
From Latin tempus (time, occasion, opportunity). This entry highlights the "impromptu" branch of the tempor- family: extempore (on the spur of the moment — literally "out of time"), extemporaneous (done without preparation), and extemporize (to improvise). The prefix ex- conveys acting "outside" planned time.