Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.
"The sometime president waved to the crowd as he left the building."
In plain English: Sometime describes something that will happen at an unspecified time in the future.
"A sometime neighbor stopped by to say hello yesterday."
at some indefinite or unstated time
"let's get together sometime"
"everything has to end sometime"
"It was to be printed sometime later"
At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
"They plan to visit Paris sometime next summer."
In plain English: Sometime means at an unspecified point in time, either in the past or future.
"We should meet sometime next week to discuss our plans."
Usage: Use sometime to refer to an unspecified moment within a specific timeframe, such as "we will meet sometime next week." Do not confuse it with sometimes, which indicates frequency rather than timing.
The word sometime comes from Middle English, where it was formed by combining "some" and "time." Originally meaning a specific or indefinite period within the past, it entered modern usage to describe an unspecified moment in either the future or the past.