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sometime

  • adverb
  • some·time
  • sŭmʹtīm'

At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.

Example

“I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening.”

Other meanings

  1. At an unstated past or future time; once; formerly.

Related words

  • sometime thing
  • sometime or other
  • sometime or another
  • sometimey

Example sentences

  • “Would you like to grab a coffee sometime?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "somtyme".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sometime” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.