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sometime

[ suhm-tahym ]

adverb

  1. at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time:

    He will arrive sometime next week.

  2. at an indefinite future time:

    Come to see me sometime.

  3. Archaic. sometimes; on some occasions.
  4. Archaic. at one time; formerly.


adjective

  1. having been formerly; former:

    The diplomat was a sometime professor of history at Oxford.

  2. being so only at times or to some extent:

    Traveling so much, he could never be more than a sometime husband.

  3. that cannot be depended upon regarding affections or loyalties:

    He was well rid of his sometime girlfriend.

sometime

/ ˈʌˌٲɪ /

adverb

  1. at some unspecified point of time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. prenominal having been at one time; former

    the sometime President

  2. prenominal occasional; infrequent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The form sometime should not be used to refer to a fairly long period of time: he has been away for some time (not for sometime )
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Spelling Note

The adverb sometime is written as one word: He promised to paint the garage sometime soon. The two-word form some time means “an unspecified interval or period of time”: It will take some time for the wounds to heal.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sometime1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; some, time
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Example Sentences

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Maybe you remember sinking into a recliner and kicking up your feet sometime during ‘95. You grab the remote, flick over to Fox, and tune into the latest episode of “The Simpsons.”

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They are all trying to pick the next future big winner, not the one paying out profits now, but the one that will eventually pay huge dividends sometime in the future.

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Now, though, both Gardner’s saloon and home are gone, burned sometime in the morning on Jan. 8 as the Eaton fire swept through Altadena.

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He agreed we could make a plan to talk “later,” sometime after the restaurant closed escrow, which was still up in the air.

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By soon, they mean any time before the sun engulfs us all, which will happen sometime in the next five billion years.

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