1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic
: in the past : formerly
4
archaic
: once in a while : occasionally
Examples of sometime in a Sentence
Adverb
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.
Adjective
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Blue Origin is making steady progress toward the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, which could occur sometime this fall.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
That’s because her daughter and sometime musical companion Willow had cooked up her own homebrew tribute to the Great White Way.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 June 2025
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Adverb
Together and Twice — though any of those names could score another big win in America sometime soon, as all remain active and hugely popular.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Blue Origin is making steady progress toward the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, which could occur sometime this fall.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Adjective
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
That’s because her daughter and sometime musical companion Willow had cooked up her own homebrew tribute to the Great White Way.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 June 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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