anytime

adverb

any·​time ˈe-nē-ˌtīm 

: at any time whatever

The bus should be here anytime now.

Examples of anytime in a Sentence

You can call me anytime. I'm always home.

We should arrive anytime between 5 and 6 p.m.

The bus should be here anytime now.

Recent Examples on the Web

How to spot Perseid shooting stars Perseid meteors can be spotted anytime after dark from tonight onwards, streaking away from a patch of sky, or radiant, located close to the red supergiant star Eta Persei in the constellation Perseus. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Uncommons, just down the road, layers in office space, apartments, and its own restaurant and café lineup (Saturday mornings are for Urth Caffé, and anytime is for Salt and Straw ice cream). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Day-neutral varieties have the advantage of producing fruit anytime during the season, according to Zondag. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026

Top officers such as Caine serve at the pleasure of the president and can be relieved anytime; their jobs are to provide military counsel, not to shape preferred outcomes. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing anytime

• anytime soon

Rhymes for anytime

• aforetime
• allozyme
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime
• pantomime