as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Recent Examples of sometime
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Ideally, the pair said, season 3 would premiere sometime in 2027.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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He’s expected to pitch sometime in Kansas City, possibly as early as Friday.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Ideally, the pair said, season 3 would premiere sometime in 2027.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The five new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by band songwriter/guitarist and sometime singer Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Gallagher’s London Lone Star Sound studio, according to a release announcing the project.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Dream Chaser is designed to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit, landing as gently as a commercial airliner.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The expiring boost, implemented in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act under former President Joe Biden, applies to 22 million of the 24 million low- and middle-income Americans with plans through the ACA marketplace.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Frantzve was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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One of the biggest challenges in Solar System exploration is for your spacecraft — and everything on board it, including instruments and potentially (someday) living beings — to survive the harsh environment of space.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Smith replied that private schools must submit renewal packets every year before they are approved to continue participation in the accounts program, and that the agency compares the new tuition rates against the older rates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The tension escalates into a moment when Matt finally delivers the news, which Howard doesn't take well.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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That time finally arrived against Eastern Washington.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Elon Musk has been booted from his spot as the world's richest person, according to Bloomberg's latest ranking.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bowlan, who was a second-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, will need to do his part in helping the team make a late run.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While Russia obsesses over Ukraine, its erstwhile friends and clients are quietly slipping away.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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The decisions ultimately have dire consequences for both the erstwhile pals and everyone else living on Inisherin.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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