Akairos describes readiness to act even when the occasion is not favorable.

The lone attested use places the adverb in a charge to remain ready not only at a fitting time but also when the occasion is unfavorable.

1. When the occasion is unfavorable · dominant

   In 2 Timothy 4:2, the adverb stands in the command to be ready alongside the contrasting circumstance of being "in season and out of season." The APB renders the clause "be ready in season and out of season" before the commands to reprove, rebuke, and exhort.

   2 Timothy 4:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Timothy 4:2, the APB presents the contrast as "in season and out of season." Its precise English division between the two original-language terms cannot be confirmed.