became English: the time noun belongs behind an adjective with timely and good-condition uses.
English
tidy
‘Plump or well filled out’
the early physical sense contrasts with neatness; these selected contexts are not a dated account of every shift.
English
tidy
‘Neat and orderly’
The story of tidy
Middle English tidy included timely and good-condition uses, from tide, time. An older physical use describes someone plump or well filled out, while familiar modern usage concerns neatness and order.
The selected contexts do not imply that each meaning disappeared before the next appeared.