sometimeadverb
uk/ˈsʌm.taɪm/us/ˈsʌm.taɪm/at a time in the future or the past that is not known or not stated:
sometime before June
We really should meet sometime soon to discuss the details.
sometime in the autumn
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In the future & soon
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead
- all in good time idiom
- anon
- ASAP
- come
- in for sth idiom
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) idiom
- later
- long
- someday
- soon
- sooner or later idiom
- the days/week(s)/year(s) to come idiom
- then
- tomorrow
- yet
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sometimeadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈsʌm.taɪm/us/ˈsʌm.taɪm/formal(especially of a job or position) in the past but not any longer:
The new paper will be headed by Rebecca Jones, sometime editor of the "Daily News".
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In the past
- ago
- any more idiom
- anymore
- back in the day idiom
- before
- clock
- dot
- late
- memory
- more
- no longer idiom
- of late idiom
- of old idiom
- old
- past
- the status quo ante
- the week/month/year before last idiom
- the year dot idiom
- use
- used
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