Right truth, wrong time is still wrong. Timing is part of honesty.

Accuracy is only half of telling someone something. The same sentence can be useful on Tuesday and cruel on the morning of their audition, and the difference is not in the words. Being right gives you the content, not the licence. When timing goes wrong, people remember how it arrived long after they have accepted that it was true.

Before you deliver something hard, ask whether they can do anything with it right now. If not, sit on it until they can, and be honest with yourself about whether you are waiting for their sake or your own comfort. Soon and kindly beats immediately and accurately.