some time ago
idiom
: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.
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As is usual, internal due diligence on successors started some time ago.
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PEOPLE understands the princesses had invitations spend Christmas with their respective in-laws some time ago and have decided to do so.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
But these moves were prepared some time ago and didn’t come as a surprise.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
Allerton had stopped returning Lee’s letters some time ago, and the sting of their broken relationship lingers.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
See the Best Photos of the Royal Family's 2023 Christmas Outing
PEOPLE understands the princesses had invitations spend Christmas with their respective in-laws some time ago and have decided to do so.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
But these moves were prepared some time ago and didn’t come as a surprise.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
Allerton had stopped returning Lee’s letters some time ago, and the sting of their broken relationship lingers.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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