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sometime

sometime

791 2.2
At a time that is not known, in the past or future
  • adverb
  • /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/
translation icon : en algún momento
  • And that will happen sometime later this year.
  • sometime in the future
  • sometime in the past
  • sometime later

So I didn't know until sometime later when I did a purse search.

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Examples

  • Would you like to shoot with us sometime?

    Straw Dogs (1971)

  • You should try it sometime.

    The Killer (2024)

  • So that was the plan to shoot sometime in February or March.

  • We will find out together sometime in the new year.

  • Maybe we can do that again sometime huh?

    Moonshine County Express (1977)

  • Now we effectively began this project sometime in, you know, April of this year.

  • You should totally stop by sometime.

    No Appointment Necessary (2017)

  • You have to teach me the language sometime.

    Lost Horizon (1973)

  • And Bill, I hope you'll be able to pay us a visit sometime after you get settled.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We will find out together sometime in the new year.

Synonyms

someday
vssometime
∞ 1.0

At some time in the future

includes unspecified times in the past or future
by-and-by
vssometime
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A time in the future after a while

can also mean unspecified times in the past or future

How Specific

tomorrow
1.0
soon
∞ 1.0
one day
∞ 1.1
sometime
791 2.2

Surface Forms

sometime positive
sometimes positive

Morphology

sometime = some + time (transparent) = some + time

The adverbial meaning 'at an unspecified time' follows directly from the literal combination of 'some' + 'time'.

Etymology

Sometime comes from joining some and time, literally meaning 'at some time' or 'at an unspecified time'. So when you say 'I'll call you sometime', you mean you will call at an unknown or later time.