sometime

¹some·time

adv \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

1. We should get together sometime.
2. It's likely to happen sometime soon.
3. She will return from her trip sometime in December.
4. A burglar broke in sometime during the night.
5. 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

Related Words: anon, before long, by and by, directly, imminently, momentarily, presently, shortly, soon; forthwith, immediately, promptly, pronto, right away, right now, right off, straightaway, straightway

Near Antonyms: ne'er, never, nevermore

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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