sometime

1 of 2

adverb

some·​time ˈsəm-ˌtīm How to pronounce sometime (audio)
1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic : in the past : formerly
4
archaic : once in a while : occasionally

sometime

2 of 2

adjective

1
: having been formerly : former, late
2
: being so occasionally or in only some respects
a sometime father

Examples of sometime in a Sentence

Adverb 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. Adjective a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
What Juan claims—and this is a ghastly thing to have to write—is that some of the students were killed, sometime in the early hours of September 27th, and cut into pieces. Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 And sometime this month, fest officials are expected to reveal around 100 other headliners for this year's edition, running June 20 to 22, June 27 to 29 and July 4 to 6. Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 An Alaskan fishing vessel recovered the debris days ago and is expected to return to the coast sometime this weekend and turn it over to the FBI for examination, according to ABC News. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2024 The girls said sometime between 9 and 11 p.m., Meyden delivered mango smoothies with white chunks in them to the girls and encouraged them to drink them, even making a second drink when one of the girls complained about the taste, the girls reportedly claimed to police. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 The new album, expected to drop sometime later this year, is still unnamed. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024 According to People, they wed sometime before the start of 2024. Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024 Book your corporate rate for Leap Day Promo Leap Day Luck at Virgin Dallas, Dallas, TX If Dallas will be your destination sometime this year, the Virgin Dallas is offering a cool one-day Leap Day sale. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Lawmakers in favor of the measures hope to have legislation prepared for Republican Gov. Kay Ivey’s approval sometime next week. Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Colin Greenwood—Radiohead bassist and sometime Cave touring bandmate—and guitarist Luis Almau are billed as additional performers on the LP. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2024 Minimalism, as practiced by the likes of Donald Judd, Dan Flavin and Richard Serra — her then partner, and a sometime collaborator — was ascendant; with her mirrors, masks and costumes, Jonas consciously rejected the imperatives of the day. Susan Dominus Emiliano Granado, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The sometime attorney, who is supposed to be supervising, ends up moonlighting as an amateur detective. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 The winner will be revealed sometime March 14 through March 20, depending on how many finals games are necessary. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2024 His episodes focused on Princess Diana’s final, tragic months in the lead-up to her fatal 1997 car crash alongside her sometime boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024 The Emmy winner was on The View Tuesday morning discussing how The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's sometime villain/occasional bathtub activist Meredith Marks will, through Paulson, make her debut on the Great White Way. EW.com, 21 Nov. 2023 Maxwell was found guilty by a New York jury in 2021 on conspiracy and trafficking charges related to Epstein, her longtime friend and sometime romantic partner, and her role for a decade in the abuse of underage girls. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2024 The intensity of feeling seemed fitting as Homme noted the recent losses of three close friends: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, actor Rio Hackford and singer Mark Lanegan, the latter the leader of the Screaming Trees and sometime QOTSA member. Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sometime was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

sometime

1 of 2 adverb
some·​time ˈsəm-ˌtīm How to pronounce sometime (audio)
1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime
2
: at some unspecified or uncertain point of time
sometime last night

sometime

2 of 2 adjective
: having been at an earlier time : former, late
sometime mayor

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