The Compendium of Caraka 3.8.58

3.8.58

athātītakālam---atītakālaṃ nāma yat pūrvaṃ vācyaṃ tat paścāducyate, tat kālātītatvādagrāhyaṃ bhavatīti; *pūrvaṃ vā nigrahaprāptamanigṛhya parigṛhya pakṣāntaritaṃ paścānnigṛhīte, tattasyātītakālatvānnigrahavacanamasamarthaṃ bhavatīti//

Now, the untimely: the untimely is that which, having to be stated first, is stated later; that becomes inadmissible because its time has passed. Or, when someone who has earlier incurred defeat is not censured, but after having accepted his intervening position is defeated later, then, because it is past its time, the statement of defeat is ineffective.