sometime
1some·time
adverb \ˈsəm-ˌtīm\Definition of SOMETIME
1
archaic : in the past : formerly
2
archaic : once in a while : occasionally
3
: at some time in the future <I'll do it sometime>
4
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time <sometime last night>
Examples of SOMETIME
- We should get together sometime.
- It's likely to happen sometime soon.
- She will return from her trip sometime in December.
- A burglar broke in sometime during the night.
- The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.
First Known Use of SOMETIME
14th century
Related to SOMETIME
- Synonyms
- eventually, finally, someday, yet, sooner or later, ultimately
Rhymes with SOMETIME
airtime, all-time, bedtime, begrime, big time, big-time, birdlime, buy time, call time, crunch time, cut time, daytime, downtime, dreamtime, drive time, enzyme, eye rhyme, face time, flextime, foretime, free-climb, full-time, half dime, halftime, hang time, hate crime, hill climb, in time, key lime, lifetime, longtime, lunchtime, make time, Mannheim, mark time, Maytime, mealtime, meantime, Mülheim, nighttime, noontime, old-time, onetime, on time, part-time, pastime, peacetime, Pforzheim, playtime, post time, prime time, quicklime, quick time, ragtime, real time, rock climb, schooltime, seedtime, showtime, sight rhyme, small-time, Sondheim, space-time, springtime, sublime, teatime, two-time, uptime, Waldheim, war crime, wartime, wind chime
2sometime
adjectiveDefinition of SOMETIME
2
: being so occasionally or in only some respects <a sometime father>
Examples of SOMETIME
- <a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat>
First Known Use of SOMETIME
14th century
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