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
Kyle Eustice, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
The pipeline could start delivering LNG to southern Alaska in 2028 or 2029, with exports to Asia beginning sometime in the early 2030s, Wright said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The movie concerns Madison’s title character, a strip-club dancer and sometime escort, who impulsively marries her client, the goofy dissolute son of a Russian oligarch.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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Adverb
The move forced Clipse to push back the album’s release date, which was originally supposed to be sometime in 2024.
—Kyle Eustice, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
The pipeline could start delivering LNG to southern Alaska in 2028 or 2029, with exports to Asia beginning sometime in the early 2030s, Wright said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Adjective
They were taken away and brought back a week later with broken arms and legs, sometime heads.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The movie concerns Madison’s title character, a strip-club dancer and sometime escort, who impulsively marries her client, the goofy dissolute son of a Russian oligarch.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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Victoria jumped at the opportunity and eventually faced her sister.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The Democrat was elected to Congress in 1970 and would eventually serve 23 terms.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Thornton and Veronica Burton — both former Dallas Wings teammates — combined for 13 points in the third, but the lead again stretched to 16 at the end of the third.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Legends finds Jackson playing Victor, a former boxing champ and pizzeria owner.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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Perhaps someday the Pantanal will be seen as one too.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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And if someday that does take me to office in service of the nation, then by all means.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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International students make up about 27% of the student body at the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Former New College student Katie Helms, 47, got emotional when remembering her old mentor.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Adverb
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And finally, the executive briefing and future risk outlook includes insights from AAFA, Policy Hub, TrusTrace and the London School of Economics on the growing legal, financial and reputational risks companies face and how robust supply chain data can help mitigate that risk.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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Such a low number spurred fears the ongoing trade war may finally be starting to affect the economy’s hard data.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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As of late 2024, the chain had more than 4,000 retail stores throughout the world, including more than 180 in the United States.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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And her momentum is not slowing any time soon, with a new HBO Max series adaptation of the Harry Potter books going into production this summer, expected to run for a decade beginning in late 2026 and mint a whole new generation of fans.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2025
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Few Floridians will soon forget the night in October 2024 when Hurricane Milton ripped apart large sections of the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field, with winds estimated to have reached 120 mph.—
Jenna DiPaolo,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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This and other such studies are significant steps in the erstwhile direction of mapping brain-mind formulations to the nature of mental disorders.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In 2017 under the erstwhile Nebraska star, the Knights capped a 13-0 season by defeating Auburn in the Peach Bowl.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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