sometime

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sometime

/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/

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

adverb some time · some-time · sometyme

not comparable At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening.
Similar: at some point, at one time
not comparable, obsolete Sometimes.
not comparable, obsolete At an unstated past or future time; once; formerly. Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me?

adjective some time · some-time · sometyme

not comparable Former, erstwhile; at some previous time. my sometime friend and mentor
Similar: earlier, erstwhile, ex-, previous
not comparable Occasional; intermittent. an author and sometime lecturer

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: onetime, erstwhile, quondam, past, former, once, someday, eventually, later, whenever, someplace, somewhere, soon, awhile, earlier, shortly

adverb

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adv at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future

Español	al rato, algún día, en algún momento
한국어	언젠가 eonjen'ga
日本語	いつか itsuka
中文	日後 /日后 rìhòu, 某時 /某时 mǒushí, 下次 xiàcì
Português	algum dia
Français	un jour ou l’autre
Deutsch	irgendwann, eines Tages
Italiano	un giorno o l'altro
Ελληνικά	κάποτε kápote
Română	cândva
Русский	когда́-то kogdá-to, когда́-нибудь kogdá-nibudʹ
עברית	מתישהו matayshehu

adj former

Português	antigo
Ελληνικά	πρώην próin, αλλοτινός allotinós
Română	fost, ex-, anterior
Русский	бы́вший bývšij, пре́жний préžnij

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@misc{sometime_2026,
  title = {sometime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sometime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}