sometime

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   at some indefinite or unstated time

   let's get together sometime

2. 2
   adv

   At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.

   I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening.

3. 3
   adv

   At an unstated past or future time; once; formerly.

   Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me?

4. 4
   adj

   Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.

   my sometime friend and mentor

5. 5
   adj

   Occasional; intermittent.

   an author and sometime lecturer

6. 6
   adj

   belonging to some prior time

7. 7
   adv

   Sometimes.

Etymology

From Middle English somtyme, som time, some tyme, sume time, sumtym, sumtyme, equivalent to some + time.