sometime

adverb some·time \ ˈsəm-ˌtīm \

Definition of sometime

1 archaic :in the past :formerly

2 archaic :once in a while :occasionally

3 :at some time in the future

I'll do it sometime

4 :at some not specified or definitely known point of time

sometime last night

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Examples of sometime in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of sometime from the Web

Sometime the presentations are persuasive, sometimes not.

— peter king, SI.com, "The MMQB Mailbag: NFL Quarterback Contracts Are Monopoly Money," 30 Aug. 2017
The U.S. Air Force is finalizing technology requirements for a new fighter jet to enter service sometime in the 2030s.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The F-22 Raptor's Replacement Is Starting to Take Shape," 23 Aug. 2017
Researchers later found stone walls erected atop the mountain, likely constructed sometime between 100 B.C. and 500 A.D..

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "What Will Happen to Stone Mountain, America’s Largest Confederate Memorial?," 22 Aug. 2017
Anyway, Jurassic World Evolution is a ways off, scheduled for release sometime next summer.

— hayden dingman, PCWorld, "Jurassic World Evolution theme park sim revealed by Planet Coaster's developer," 21 Aug. 2017
Obscenities and other graffiti were spray-painted on the 1908 monument sometime before dawn Thursday.

— Bloomberg.com, "Here Are the Confederate Monuments Getting Removed in U.S. Cities," 17 Aug. 2017
Counting tree rings from its timber reveals that, like its cousins, it was built sometime in the 970s or 980s.

— michael price, Science | AAAS, "Thousand-year-old Viking fortress reveals a technologically advanced society," 16 Aug. 2017
Once that has been determined, contracts will be awarded and ground would be broken sometime in the spring of 2018, Licata said.

— erika butler, The Aegis, "Progress continues in planning for new HdG Middle, High," 10 Aug. 2017
Current enrollees will have the option to start renewing their plans sometime in October.

— anna gorman, Kaiser Health News, "Covered California Expects 12.5% Average Rate Rise In 2018," 2 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of sometime

14th century

sometime Synonyms

Synonyms

eventually, finally, someday, yet, sooner or later, ultimately

Related Words

anon, before long, by and by, directly, imminently, momentarily, presently, shortly, soon; forthwith, immediately, promptly, pronto, right away, right now, right off, straightaway, straightway

Near Antonyms

ne'er, never, nevermore

sometime

adjective

Definition of sometime

1 :having been formerly :former, late

2 :being so occasionally or in only some respects

a sometime father

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Examples of sometime in a Sentence

a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat

Recent Examples of sometime from the Web

Harvey is expected to make landfall sometime Friday (Aug. 25) on the Texas coast.

— jennifer larino, NOLA.com, "Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 3 as it closes in on Texas coast," 25 Aug. 2017
BCSO spokesman Stephen Arthur reported that 84-year-old Lizzie Myers Williams left her Daphne residence in the area of County Road 13 sometime Wednesday (August 16) night.

— prescotte stokes iii, AL.com, "Elderly woman suffering from dementia reported missing in Baldwin County," 17 Aug. 2017
Cindy is expected to make landfall sometime Wednesday night, or early Thursday morning.

— CBS News, "10-year-old boy fatally struck by log during storm surge, official says," 21 June 2017
Poverty marked his childhood, and the city's crime boss is a family friend and his father's sometime employer.

— jenni laidman, chicagotribune.com, "Audiobook roundup: Shelley Atkinson sparkles with 'The Blood Miracles'," 12 June 2017
The cause was complications of a series of strokes, said Brian Cullman, a friend and sometime collaborator.

— william grimes, New York Times, "David Lewiston, Who Recorded Indigenous Music Far and Wide, Dies at 88," 31 May 2017
The incident took place sometime Wednesday morning in the 7900 block of South Bishop Street, according to police.

— chicago tribune staff, chicagotribune.com, "Infant boy taken to hospital after domestic fight," 17 May 2017
Sometime Wednesday morning, if the waves remain calm, the former U.S. Coast Guard cutter Tamaroa will make its final voyage to a point off Cape May where it will be sunk.

— USA TODAY, "'Perfect Storm' Coast Guard cutter to be sunk Wednesday," 10 May 2017
All lanes are expected to reopen sometime Wednesday morning, said CHP Officer Trista Drake.

— jason green, The Mercury News, "One lane of Highway 17 opened to traffic," 7 Feb. 2017

First Known Use of sometime

14th century

sometime Synonyms

Synonyms

erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, other, past, quondam, former, whilom

Related Words

bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished

Near Antonyms

contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day; coming, future, prospective, unborn

SOMETIME Defined for English Language Learners

sometime

adverb

Definition of sometime for English Language Learners

: at an unspecified time in the future
: at an unspecified or unknown time in the past

sometime

adjective

Definition of sometime for English Language Learners

—used to say what someone or something was in the past
—used to say what someone sometimes does or is

SOMETIME Defined for Kids

sometime

adverb some·time \ ˈsəm-ˌtīm \

Definition of sometime for Students

1 :at a future time

I'll repay you sometime.

2 :at a time not known or not specified

It disappeared sometime yesterday.

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