sometime

at some time in the future

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

8 Letters, 2 Syllable

sometime

6 Phonemes

s uh m t I m

onset, rime

- -

Morpheme

sometime

Sentence Examples

We should get together sometime.

It's likely to happen sometime soon.

She will return from her trip sometime in December.

A burglar broke in sometime during the night.

The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.

Common Phrases

(I) hope to see you again (soon/sometime)

A pleasant valediction typically said to an acquaintance.

a sometime thing

An activity that one participates or engages in infrequently, sporadically, or in a limited capacity.

drop around (sometime)

An invitation to visit one at some non-specific time in the future.

drop by

To visit someone at some non-specific time in the future. Often stated as an invitation.

drop in sometime

An invitation to visit one at some non-specific time in the future.

let's do lunch (sometime)

Let's get together to meet and have lunch sometime in the future. A clichéd, noncommittal expression often associated with upper class people.

let's do this again (sometime)

We should do this together again at some point in the future.

let's get together (sometime)

We should meet up or spend time together at some point in the future.

we have to do lunch sometime

We should really get together at some point in the future, ostensibly to have lunch. A clichéd, noncommittal expression often associated with upper-class people.

we must do lunch sometime

We should really get together at some point in the future, ostensibly to have lunch. A clichéd, noncommittal expression often associated with upper-class people.

we must do this again (sometime)

We should do this together again at some point in the future.

we should get together (sometime)

We should meet up or spend time together at some point in the future.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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