sometime

At a time in the past or future that is not known or fixed exactly.

• Call me sometime tomorrow.
• We met sometime last summer.
• Could we have lunch sometime next week?

Similar words: at some point

Common phrases: sometime soon, sometime next week, sometime in May

At a past or future time whose exact date or hour is not known.

• Let us meet sometime soon.
• The package arrived sometime yesterday.
• We will move sometime next year.

Similar words: at some point

Common phrases: sometime soon, sometime this week, sometime last year

Used before a job or relationship that someone had in the past.

• Her sometime colleague sent a letter.
• The sometime president returned to his hometown.
• A sometime editor of the magazine gave the opening speech.

Similar words: former, erstwhile

Opposites: current

Common phrases: sometime minister, sometime editor, sometime colleague

Used before a role or activity that someone takes on only occasionally.

• He is a baker and sometime actor.
• Our sometime guide joined us for one afternoon.
• She described him as a sometime friend who rarely visited.

Similar words: occasional

Opposites: regular

Common phrases: sometime actor, sometime teacher, sometime friend

Having had a particular job or relationship in the past.

• His sometime assistant now runs the company.
• Her sometime mentor attended the ceremony.
• The sometime mayor wrote a book about his years in office.

Similar words: former, erstwhile

Opposites: current

Common phrases: sometime editor, sometime president, sometime friend

Doing something or having a particular role only from time to time.

• She is a nurse and sometime writer.
• Their sometime drummer joined them for the final song.
• The professor is also a sometime television guest.

Similar words: occasional

Opposites: regular

Common phrases: sometime actor, sometime lecturer, sometime contributor