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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
If the plan does not get struck down by the courts, the department expects to finalize the regulations sometime in 2025 (typically, Education Department regulations go live in July).
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2024
Prime Video has officially picked up a spinoff of its action drama centered on Jack Reacher’s (Alan Ritchson) former military colleague and sometime collaborator Frances Neagley.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
The board has not set a date for adopting the plan but is aiming for sometime in summer or fall of 2025, said Eric Oppenheimer, the board’s executive director.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
If the plan does not get struck down by the courts, the department expects to finalize the regulations sometime in 2025 (typically, Education Department regulations go live in July).
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The former Verve singer will join his sometime collaborators at the 19 shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2024
Prime Video has officially picked up a spinoff of its action drama centered on Jack Reacher’s (Alan Ritchson) former military colleague and sometime collaborator Frances Neagley.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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