adverb

sometime

SUHM-tym

adverb

At an unspecified point in the past or future.

"Let's meet up sometime next week."

adjective

Former; having held a position at an earlier time.

"He is a sometime professor of history at the university."

How to Use Sometime

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAt an unspecified time, or (as an adjective) "former".

Common mistake

"Sometime" (one word) means "at some point", while "some time" (two words) means "a period of time", as in "I need some time to think".

Easily confused with

sometimes → some time

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Let's meet up _____ next week.

From Middle English som time, "some time".

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at this point in time

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