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adverb

ˈsəm-ˌtīm How to pronounce sometime (audio)
Definition of sometimenext
as in eventually
at a later time we'll get around to it sometime

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sometime

2 of 2

adjective

as in former
having been such at some previous time a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat

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Recent Examples of sometime
Adverb
To that end, a launch of an uncrewed Starship lunar lander variant is targeted sometime toward the end of Q3/beginning of Q4, with an uncrewed lunar landing mission carried out before the end of 2027. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Still, the Sussexes are allegedly meeting with Charles and Queen Camilla sometime before Christmas. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Charles builds their cabin with help from a kind widower and Civil War veteran, John Edwards (Warren Christie), who struggles with alcohol; Edwards’ sometime companion (Rebecca Amzallag) is a fiercely independent bar owner. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026 If necessary, Game 3 would be sometime Monday. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sometime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
  1. eventually
  2. former
  3. someday
  4. old
  5. finally
  6. late
  7. soon
  8. erstwhile
Adverb
  • But this wasn’t too surprising considering most major productions require story build up, character development, and before we’re eventually locked in.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The district said a second bus eventually came to pick up the students and continue the route.
    — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of eventually
Adjective
  • Kim Aris, the London son of former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said he was allowed a 20-minute phone call from the Nobel Peace Prize winner detained in her native country and who has not been seen publicly in five years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Then last month, Kwan appointed former Rwandan Minister of State for Infrastructure Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye as RFO’s principal of emerging markets and business development to drive investment flows between Asia and Africa.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of former
Adverb
  • For years, the Magic have sold their fans on promise, potential and the tantalizing prospect of what this young team might someday become.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The research will allow scientists to have both a better understanding of Jaxson’s specific genetic mutation, as well as possible gene therapies that could someday cure that mutation.
    — Ciara McCarthy October 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of someday
Adjective
  • An album-length EP by the 20-year-old producer is a dizzying and boundless collage of collages, using free-jazz logic and digital overload to chart new emotional terrain.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Rodrigo Valentim, a 51-year-old businessman and supporter of Bolsonaro, said another Lula government would harm the economy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of old
Adverb
  • Something about your taste or priorities may finally make sense.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rain chances finally return Saturday afternoon with a cold front that will keep winds gusting near 30 mph.
    — October 22, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of finally
Adjective
  • Japanese flight controllers want to avoid powdery soil and rough terrain when the mothership, a four-legged stationary lander, descends to the surface to gather samples in late 2028 or 2029.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The core elements—airy melodies, drug talk, copious ad-libs—are old hat, but frank tales of suburban ennui and romantic strife give the Minneapolis rapper’s latest album a refreshingly personal air.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of late
Adverb
  • Rose soon shed their Americana trappings, publicly embraced their queerness, and revamped their musical identity.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of soon
Adjective
  • Aditya Guru Dev and Samyukta Lakshmi—grandchildren of the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore—acquired a bungalow with good bones and a slowly failing roof.
    — Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Below’s detour to Little Pot Rock wraps up quickly with little explanation for the erstwhile hag’s seemingly flesh-and-blood existence on the island, but something spooky’s going on with her for sure.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of erstwhile

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