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sometime

so·me·time

UK/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ US/ˈsʌˌmtaɪm/ common
adverb (1) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

at some indefinite or unstated time

  • “let”
  • “;”
  • “;”

adjective

1.

belonging to some prior time

  • “erstwhile friend”
  • “our former glory”
  • “the once capital of the state”
  • “her quondam lover”
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Origin

From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.

Phrases

  • sometime or another
  • sometime or other
  • sometime thing
  • sooner or later

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