sometime

some·time  (smtm)

adv.

1. At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.

2. At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime.

3. Obsolete Sometimes.

4. Archaic Formerly.

adj.

1. Having been at some prior time; former: a sometime secretary.

2. Usage Problem Occasional.

Usage Note: Sometime as an adjective has been employed to mean "former" since the 15th century. Since the 1930s, people have used it to mean "occasional": the team's sometime star and sometime problem child. This latter use, however, is unacceptable to a majority of the Usage Panel. See Usage Note at someday.

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sometime

Adverb

at some unspecified point of time

Adjective

former: a sometime actress

USAGE: The form sometime should not be used to refer to a fairly long period of time: he has been away for some time (not for sometime).

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sometime - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" erstwhile, one-time, onetime, quondam, former, old past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
Adv.	1.	sometime - at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to be printed sometime later"

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sometime

adverb 1. some day, one day, at some point in the future, sooner or later, one of these days, by and by

adjective 2. former, one-time, erstwhile, ex-, late, past, previous

USAGE Sometime as a single word should only be used to refer to an unspecified point in time. When referring to a considerable length of time, you should use some time. Compare: it was some time after, that the rose garden was planted, i.e. after a considerable period of time, with it was sometime after the move that the rose garden was planted, i.e. at some unspecified point after the move, but not necessarily a long time after.

Translations

sometime [ˈsʌmtaɪm] adv (in future) → algún día, en algún momento;

sometime last month → durante el mes pasado;

I'll finish it sometime → lo terminaré un día de éstos

sometime [ˈsʌmtaɪm] some adv (in future) → un de ces jours, un jour ou l'autre;

(in past);

sometime last month → au cours du mois dernier

sometime [ˈsʌmtaɪm] adv → irgendwann;

sometime last month → irgendwann letzten Monat;

I'll finish it sometime → ich werde es irgendwann fertig machen

sometime [ˈsʌmtaɪm] adv (in future) → una volta o l'altra;

(in past): sometime last month → durante il mese scorso;

I'll finish it sometime → lo finirò prima o poi