Synonyms of sometime

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adverb

ˈsəm-ˌtīm 

as in eventually

at a later time

we'll get around to it sometime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eventually
• someday
• finally
• soon
• in time
• ultimately
• shortly
• at length
• yet
• at last
• at long last
• sooner or later
• in the end
• immediately
• promptly
• momentarily
• in the fullness of time
• imminently
• presently
• before long
• forthwith
• right now
• right away
• right off
• straightaway
• directly
• by and by
• anon
• pronto
• straightway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• never
• ne'er
• nevermore

sometime

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adjective

as in former

having been such at some previous time

a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• former
• old
• late
• erstwhile
• other
• past
• once
• onetime
• whilom
• defunct
• quondam
• gone
• departed
• vanished
• expired
• bygone
• extinct
• long-ago
• dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• present
• current
• contemporary
• future
• ongoing
• prospective
• extant
• present-day
• coming
• unborn

Examples of sometime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

The decision ensures that Weinstein won’t face his accusers and another jury until sometime in 2025. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024

Unicorn watch: Kristaps Porziņģis — last offseason's key acquisition — had surgery in June and likely won't play until sometime in December, at the earliest. —Jeff Weiner, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Upon her departure from the Fox hit, the sometime Playboy covergirl starred in Kevin Smith’s Mallrats (1995) but mainly worked in TV movies until former boss Spelling rehired her for Charmed in 1997. —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 14 July 2024

The couple invite a third participant into their bedchamber, Tilley's friend and sometime lover Paul Suarez (Lucas Aurelio). —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024