someday

[suhm-dey]

adverb

1. at an indefinite future time.

someday

/ ˈsʌmˌdeɪ /

adverb

1. at some unspecified time in the (distant) future

Spelling Note

The adverb someday is written solid: Perhaps someday we will know the truth. The two-word form some day means “a specific but unnamed day”: We will reschedule the meeting for some day when everyone can attend.

Word History and Origins

Origin of someday¹

before 900; Middle English sum day, Old English sum dæg; some, day

Example Sentences

Wildfire safety experts hope the state someday adopts building standards for truly fire-proof structures that could withstand even the most extreme conditions and come equipped with life-support systems.

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Their tariff resentments may come back to haunt Washington someday.

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Cook said she has always considered that offshore assets in the U.S. side of the Gulf could make sense someday, since the majority of the company’s production base lies in conventional offshore assets.

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It’s where Kobayashi still does her breeding work, where she hopes to someday create a golden poinsettia.

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He works out on Bedichek’s track and envisioned his own children attending someday.

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