sometime
At an indefinite point
Sometime means at an unspecified point in time, usually in the future: We should get together sometime, I'll finish it sometime next week.
It can also refer to an indefinite past moment: Sometime during the night, the power went out.
As an adjective, sometime means former or occasional: a sometime friend, a sometime actor who now teaches.
At a later time
- one dayUnspecified future time
- at some pointDuring an unspecified time
- in timeBefore too late
- laterAt a subsequent time
whenever · unspecified · undetermined · vague · imprecise · noncommittal · open-ended · unscheduled
Previously holding a position
- erstwhilePreviously but not now
- onetimeFormerly but not now
- previousOccurring before another
- ex-Prefix meaning former
late · bygone · old · prior · once · formerly · previously · quondam
Expression of uncertainty
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- potentiallyWith latent possibility
- conceivablyWithin imagination's reach
uncertain · doubtful · provisional · conditional · contingent · iffy · pending · subject to change
Soon to occur
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- prospectiveExpected in the future
- eventualOccurring after delay
- down the roadAt a future point
in due time · ahead · coming · future · impending · approaching · looming · on the horizon
At infrequent intervals
- from time to timeAt irregular intervals
- periodicallyAt recurring intervals
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
- intermittentlyAt irregular intervals
occasionally · on occasion · once in a while · irregularly · infrequently · off and on · at times · every so often
eventually
At a later time
- one dayUnspecified future time
- at some pointDuring an unspecified time
- in timeBefore too late
later · whenever · unspecified · undetermined · vague · imprecise · noncommittal · open-ended · unscheduled · TBD
former
Previously holding a position
ex- · late · bygone · old · prior · once · formerly · previously · quondam · one-time
maybe
Expression of uncertainty
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- potentiallyWith latent possibility
conceivably · uncertain · doubtful · provisional · conditional · contingent · iffy · pending · subject to change · uncommitted
upcoming
Soon to occur
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- prospectiveExpected in the future
- eventualOccurring after delay
down the road · in due time · ahead · coming · future · impending · approaching · looming · on the horizon · awaiting
now and then
At infrequent intervals
- from time to timeAt irregular intervals
- periodicallyAt recurring intervals
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
intermittently · occasionally · on occasion · once in a while · irregularly · infrequently · off and on · at times · every so often · here and there
- vague wordswhatever, wherever, whenever, whoever, anything
- future wordseventually, soon, finally, ultimately, in time
- time expressionsnow, today, soon, tomorrow, later
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- Timesmorning, afternoon, evening, night, noon
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
sometimenow
The present moment
immediately · right now · at once · this instant · promptly
sometimenever
At no point
ne'er · nevermore · at no time · not ever · under no circumstances
sometimeimmediately
Without any pause
right away · now · at once · without delay · forthwith