sometime

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adverb

some·​time ˈsəm-ˌtīm How to pronounce sometime (audio)
Synonyms of sometimenext
1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic : in the past : formerly
4
archaic : once in a while : occasionally

sometime

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adjective

1
: having been formerly : former, late
2
: being so occasionally or in only some respects
a sometime father

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Examples of sometime in a Sentence

Adverb We should get together sometime. It's likely to happen sometime soon. She will return from her trip sometime in December. A burglar broke in sometime during the night. The book was written sometime around the turn of the century. Adjective a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Adverb
Artificial was then rescued by Neon (after Netflix, A24 and Focus Features reportedly passed), which plans to release the film sometime later this year in order to qualify for this year’s Oscar race. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 There was a meeting sometime last April, and Alma Bailon attended it. — John Ramos, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
By the end of his life, Irving had established himself as a respected biographer and a sometime international diplomat. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Jimmy Tatro will play Gorilla Grodd, the superintelligent ape and sometime Superman nemesis. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sometime

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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something or other
sometime
some time ago
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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sometime

1 of 2 adverb
some·​time ˈsəm-ˌtīm How to pronounce sometime (audio)
1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime
2
: at some unspecified or uncertain point of time
sometime last night

sometime

2 of 2 adjective
: having been at an earlier time : former, late
sometime mayor
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