sometime
[ suhm-tahym ]
/ ˈsʌmˌtaɪm /
adverb
adjective
usage note for sometime
The adverb
sometime is written as one word:
He promised to paint the garage sometime soon. The two-word form
some time means “an unspecified interval or period of time”:
It will take some time for the wounds to heal.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sometime
sometime sometimes (see usage note at the current entry)Words nearby sometime
Example sentences from the Web for sometime
British Dictionary definitions for sometime
sometime
/ (ˈsʌmˌtaɪm) /
adverb
at some unspecified point of time
adjective
(prenominal)
having been at one time; former
the sometime President
(prenominal) US
occasional; infrequent
usage for sometime
The form
sometime should not be used to refer to a fairly long period of time:
he has been away for some time (not
for sometime)