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sometime

[ suhm-tahym ]

adverb

  1. at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time:

    He will arrive sometime next week.

  2. at an indefinite future time:

    Come to see me sometime.

  3. Archaic. sometimes; on some occasions.
  4. Archaic. at one time; formerly.


adjective

  1. having been formerly; former:

    The diplomat was a sometime professor of history at Oxford.

  2. being so only at times or to some extent:

    Traveling so much, he could never be more than a sometime husband.

  3. that cannot be depended upon regarding affections or loyalties:

    He was well rid of his sometime girlfriend.

sometime

/ ˈʌˌٲɪ /

adverb

  1. at some unspecified point of time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. prenominal having been at one time; former

    the sometime President

  2. prenominal occasional; infrequent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The form sometime should not be used to refer to a fairly long period of time: he has been away for some time (not for sometime )
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Spelling Note

The adverb sometime is written as one word: He promised to paint the garage sometime soon. The two-word form some time means “an unspecified interval or period of time”: It will take some time for the wounds to heal.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sometime1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; some, time
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Example Sentences

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The man found out about the scratcher win while in the store sometime last week, Samaan said.

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Ridge was required to apply and interview for the position, which he got sometime in December or January 2015.

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Los Angeles Police say the thieves sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning cut through a room next to the gold merchant at 510 S. Broadway.

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Its leading authors, who included Vargas Llosa's Colombian friend and sometime rival Gabriel García Márquez - who pioneered the kaleidoscopic magical realism style of writing - became household names and their works were read around the world.

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A large quantity of Xanax was found inside the hall sometime before the overdoses, according to three sources with knowledge of conditions at Los Padrinos.

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