sometime.
At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
Meaning & usage
At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening.
This will certainly happen sometime in the future.
Sometimes.
At an unstated past or future time; once; formerly.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.
Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.
my sometime friend and mentor
Occasional; intermittent.
an author and sometime lecturer
Where this word comes from
From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.
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