sometime

USSUM-tym/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/

5 meanings of sometime

1
adverb
At some point in the past or future, without saying exactly when.
Let's grab coffee together sometime next week.
She moved to the coast sometime after her parents passed away.
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2
adjective
Former, describing a role or position that someone no longer holds.
Her sometime business partner now runs a rival company across town.
He was a sometime actor before he turned to teaching.
Similarformer, erstwhile, onetime, previous, past
Oppositecurrent, present
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3
adjective
Happening now and then, but not all the time.
Like a hobby you pick up once in a while, not every day.
He's a sometime musician who plays a few small gigs each year.
She does sometime work for the local newspaper when they need help.
Similaroccasional, intermittent, periodic, sporadic, irregular
Oppositeregular, frequent, constant
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Less common meanings

4
adverbobsolete
At some earlier time, before now.
He sometime dwelt in the old manor down by the river.
Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me?
1595, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”Here, sometime means at an earlier time, before now.
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5
adverbobsolete
At certain times but not always.
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Origin

From Middle English, made from "some" plus "time".