as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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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
Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 May 2026
The series will hit Netflix sometime this fall.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
If the album positions them in the lineage of sometime tourmates Modest Mouse and the Flaming Lips, Something Worth Waiting For sounds less like a swing for the big time than a merry jaunt into its general vicinity, happy to pick up any alt-rock lifers who’ll come.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
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The fourth season will debut sometime in 2027.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 May 2026
The series will hit Netflix sometime this fall.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Adjective
Schnabel — who watched the film near the front of the theater while sitting with pal Tom Waits, the musician and sometime actor who lives in Sonoma County — addressed the walkouts immediately as the post-film discussion moderated by Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez began.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
If the album positions them in the lineage of sometime tourmates Modest Mouse and the Flaming Lips, Something Worth Waiting For sounds less like a swing for the big time than a merry jaunt into its general vicinity, happy to pick up any alt-rock lifers who’ll come.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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The trainer came out to help before Dorofeyev eventually skated off on his own power, and was helped by teammates down the tunnel to the dressing room.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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That disconnect between what a person envisions and what their phone actually records, eventually became the founding thesis behind WayShot.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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López was one of the fiercest critics of then-Mayor Fúnez, a supporter of the mine and close ally of Honduras’ former president, Xiomara Castro.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Following the deaths last week of two franchise icons, Braves fans gathered Tuesday night at Truist Park to honor the lives of former manager Bobby Cox and former owner Ted Turner at the team’s game against the Chicago Cubs.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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America has the population, resources and growing soccer culture necessary to someday become a global powerhouse.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Doing so might lead to more job opportunities for generalists, and potentially a better chance of someday breaking into a corner office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Most of them were spent on the third defensive pairing, and then the 22-year-old was scratched for Tyson Hinds late in the year as Quenneville favored the size of Hinds, who spent most of his season in the American Hockey League.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Now imagine moving millions of items, each of them delicate, unique, priceless and old.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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The Sparks are finally in the win column, but the outcome was in doubt late Friday night.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Two years and one false start later – the initial 2020 launch having been scuppered by lockdown – there was a Glastonbury-like rush when reservations finally opened for August 2020.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s latest plan to get the air traffic control workforce on better footing makes some important advances.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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The second followed soon after.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Design software companies have been hit hard by the AI scare trade, as investors worry that AI will soon be able to handle creative tasks in minutes.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver are reuniting for a special video episode of their erstwhile podcast Strike Force Five, the quintet of late-night hosts announced during their joint appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Then, in 2017, Tesla mainstreamed the Model S with the more affordable Model 3, surpassing the erstwhile eco-warrior favorite Prius.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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