Synonyms of somedaynext
: 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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Maybe someday, Roth will temper his empty-calories instincts and make more of a meal out of his twisted ideas. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Members are no longer treating points as something sitting in a separate account that might become useful someday. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The 16-year-old was saving every paycheck to buy his mom a new house someday. Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The hope is that the birds on Palmyra Atoll will hatch chicks outside of human care for the first time in 40 years, and someday, once the brown tree snakes are managed, Guam kingfishers can finally return to their native habitat. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 29 July 2026 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 15 Aug. 2026.

Kids Definition

: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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