summertime

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noun (1)

sum·​mer·​time ˈsə-mər-ˌtīm How to pronounce summertime (audio)
: the summer season or a period like summer

summer time

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noun (2)

chiefly British

Examples of summertime in a Sentence

Noun (1) We go there to pick strawberries in the summertime.
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Noun
But AccuWeather's Merrill does not foresee a return to any extreme summertime heat of 95 degrees or above this season. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 But the restaurant bastion of our summertime dreams remain. Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Lukashenko moved the election up by six months from its usual summer time frame. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025 Families around Kansas City can enjoy free and cheap activities across the metro during the summer time. Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for summertime

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of summertime was in the 14th century

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“Summertime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summertime. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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summertime

noun
sum·​mer·​time ˈsəm-ər-ˌtīm How to pronounce summertime (audio)
: the summer season or a period like summer
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