someday

adverb

some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
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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Here are some of the ways experts say hands-free and, someday, autonomous driving will benefit all of us. Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025 By the way, 3200 Phaethon is not one of those killer asteroids that’s expected to bash into the Earth someday, at least not for now. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025 If that funding vanishes, Coppedage worries Jack will someday end up in a facility where people don’t know him, don’t know how to communicate with him and don’t care about him. Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025 His objective was to work harder than everyone, even unseen faces who someday could stand between him and a scholarship, a starting job or a touchdown. Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for someday

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Dec. 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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