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adverb

ˈsəm-ˌtīm How to pronounce sometime (audio)
Definition of sometimenext
as in eventually
at a later time we'll get around to it sometime

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sometime

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adjective

as in former
having been such at some previous time a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat

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Recent Examples of sometime
Adverb
Originally called the Board of Trade, the bar had many names, going by M&O Saloon around the turn of the 20th century and then The Silver Dollar Saloon sometime in the 1930s, said CEO Eric Johns, whose family has owned it since 1943. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026 Details on that are sparse, but it’s expected to arrive sometime in 2027. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 31 July 2026
Adjective
The college student and sometime singer and actress, now 21, made her society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris in 2024. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The rain should begin to taper off sometime midday Monday, followed by clearing and a cooler breeze Monday evening into Tuesday. — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sometime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
  1. eventually
  2. former
  3. someday
  4. old
  5. finally
  6. late
  7. soon
  8. erstwhile
Adverb
  • What began as a weeklong music camp eventually turned into year-round educational programming, where students learn songwriting, music theory, recording and live performance before showcasing their work on the festival stage.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • In 1973, Austin expanded its section of I-35 through the central part of the city, which eventually included its now-infamous second deck of the highway.
    — Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of eventually
Adjective
  • Describing themselves as a professional neighborhood watch group, former gang members and addicts are helping Venice residents clear encampments from their doorsteps.
    — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • In the final moments of the movie, Holland’s Peter Parker runs into his former best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) at a cafe.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of former
Adverb
  • Second, the recent shifting of US export control policy has created a real concern among other nations that access to frontier intelligence itself could someday be gated by geopolitics, not just chips.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 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
Definition of someday
Adjective
  • The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele, was spotted by plainclothes federal agents who observed odd behavior and subsequently contacted the Lomita Sheriff Department deputies.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In honor of the upcoming movie, the All Roads Lead to Camp bus is touring across the country and bringing fans, new and old, into the world of Camp Rock, PEOPLE previously revealed exclusively.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of old
Adverb
  • And most importantly, can Miami finally win the Atlantic Coast Conference on its way to attempting to win a national championship?
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • After thirty months of rehabilitation, the trio are finally released — and immediately kidnapped by a resistance group.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of finally
Adjective
  • Reuters — Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Currently the league plays a late winter to late fall schedule.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of late
Adverb
  • On Tuesday, Art Week NYC, the soon-to-launch annual citywide celebration of contemporary art presented by ARTnews, Art in America, and Artforum, announced the galleries participating in its gallery program.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There is zero pressure on this team from a fan base whose attention span, and passion, will soon be distracted by the arrival of another football season.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of soon
Adjective
  • The erstwhile New York resident was loudly and vigorously booed by the hometown crowd as he was shown on the jumbotron of the legendary arena.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 June 2026
  • Despite his meltdown in Colorado’s extra-inning loss to Milwaukee Friday night, the erstwhile starter has been one of baseball’s best relievers this season.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Definition of erstwhile

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