The phrase "a timely update" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an update that is provided at an appropriate or opportune moment.
Example: "We appreciate receiving a timely update on the project's progress, as it helps us stay informed and make necessary adjustments."
Alternatives: "an appropriate update" or "a prompt update."
"We are doing the analysis for our more detailed outlook reports and will provide a timely update to the industry to help their market decisions.
This information provides a timely update because maternal immunization is increasingly being considered as an intervention to prevent maternal and/or neonatal disease.
Thus, our main objective is to provide a timely update on the current status of polymeric micelles highlighting their applications and the important parameters that have led to successful delivery of drugs to the site of action.
Over 50 delegates heard presentations on polymer reciprocating seals for both hydraulic and pharmaceutical applications followed by a timely update on research to improve the performance of internal combustion engine piston rings.
In the context of a customer-driven product or service design process, a timely update of customer needs information may not only serve as a useful indicator to observe how things change over time, but it also provides the company a better ground to formulate strategies to meet the future needs of its customer.
This special issue is intended to provide a timely update of some recent progress in this exciting field.
First published in 1992, this is a timely updated edition of film-maker Downing's excellent study of Leni Riefenstahl's controversial documentary about the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
To coincide with the original book's 350th anniversary, two authors have written The New Sylva, a timely updated version for the 21st Century to highlight the strategic, economic and ecological importance of trees.
The IERAM process can generate a useful database, offer timely update on the status of MPAs, and assist in the prioritization of management options.
TeloPIN will continue to serve as an important repository with timely update of the newest telomeric protein DNA RNA interaction data and better integration and comparison of diverse interaction datasets.
In fact, clinical surveillance criteria established during the early phases of an evolving pandemic may prove inadequate to monitor the actual spread and the severity of the phenomenon, and need timely update to provide a realistic estimate.
