Sometime

//ˈsʌmˌtaɪm// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Former, erstwhile; at some previous time. not-comparable

    "my sometime friend and mentor"

  2. 2
    Occasional; intermittent. not-comparable

    "an author and sometime lecturer"

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to some prior time wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. not-comparable

    "I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening."

  2. 2
    Sometimes. not-comparable, obsolete
  3. 3
    At an unstated past or future time; once; formerly. not-comparable, obsolete

    "Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me?"

Adverb
  1. 1
    at some indefinite or unstated time wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
erstwhileone daysomedaysomewhenancientany time

Example

More examples

"I'll drop in on you sometime in the near future."

Etymology

From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.

Related phrases

sometime or anothersometime or othersometime thingsooner or later

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