someday

adverb

some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time

Examples of someday in a Sentence

Someday we'll buy a house. She hopes to publish her novel someday. Let's have lunch someday next week.
Recent Examples on the Web James and Sarah Spivey, of Detroit, 80 and 72 respectively, arrived Saturday morning to take the tour and brought along hopes of someday seeing trains running there again. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024 Who knows, maybe someday the United States will catch up with our southern neighbor. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024 SpaceX launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit Thursday in a largely successful test flight that moved the company a step closer to its ultimate goal of transporting astronauts to the moon and, someday, Mars. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 Jahaan is very close with his family and wants to start a family of his own someday with the woman of his dreams. Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for someday 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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

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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someday. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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someday

adverb
some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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