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.
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But since that long-ago lunchtime chat, Johnson says, advances in cell biology and in computer science have fundamentally shifted the prospects of someday having a virtual cell. Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Oct. 2025 The writer dreamed of someday being remembered kindly—hopefully by Americans. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025 The 21-year-old right-shot defenceman has the size, the strength, the offensive instincts and the hockey IQ to be a Dylan Samberg-type NHL defenceman someday. Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Proponents say LLMs will change the world — someday. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for someday

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 Oct. 2025.

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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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