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
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
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Why is Peter Krause leaving 9-1-1? DEADLINE: For a long-running drama like 9-1-1 to kill off a major star the reasons are often financial, sometime creative and occasionally both.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
They were taken away and brought back a week later with broken arms and legs, sometime heads.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Archer is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Type Certification for the Midnight, which is currently being tested, with the goal of starting sometime after certification.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Why is Peter Krause leaving 9-1-1? DEADLINE: For a long-running drama like 9-1-1 to kill off a major star the reasons are often financial, sometime creative and occasionally both.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Kennedy’s close friend and sometime co-counsel Michael Tigar wrote in his own biography that Timothy later pointed a finger at Kennedy, calling him the mastermind, in order to seek revenge after their future falling-out.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
They were taken away and brought back a week later with broken arms and legs, sometime heads.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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