Synonyms of sometime

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adverb

ˈsəm-ˌtīm 

as in eventually

at a later time

we'll get around to it sometime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eventually
• someday
• finally
• soon
• in time
• ultimately
• shortly
• at length
• yet
• sooner or later
• in the end
• at last
• immediately
• promptly
• momentarily
• in the fullness of time
• imminently
• presently
• before long
• forthwith
• right now
• right away
• right off
• straightaway
• directly
• by and by
• anon
• pronto
• straightway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• never
• ne'er
• nevermore

sometime

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adjective

as in former

having been such at some previous time

a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• former
• old
• late
• erstwhile
• other
• past
• once
• onetime
• whilom
• defunct
• quondam
• gone
• departed
• vanished
• expired
• bygone
• extinct
• long-ago
• dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• present
• current
• contemporary
• future
• ongoing
• prospective
• extant
• present-day
• coming
• unborn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sometime

Adverb

The Yankees expect right-hander Gerrit Cole and lefty Carlos Rodón to join them sometime in the first half, righty Clarke Schmidt sometime in the second. —Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

If the plan goes ahead, design work would begin this spring and construction would be done sometime in 2027, Project Manager Jonathan Corilla said at an informational meeting earlier this month. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026

Adjective

Yet there’s also a lot of love in the doc, particularly in the generous passages that explore his friendship with Reiner (who died in 2020) and his singular bond with second wife and sometime leading lady Anne Bancroft, who’s been gone for more than two decades. —Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026

In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026