summertime
noun
the summer season.
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“Summertime”
“Summertime”One of the best-known songs of George Gershwin; it comes from the opera Porgy and Bess and begins, “Summertime, and the living is easy….”
summertime
American
[suhm-er-tahym]
/ ˈsʌm ərˌtaɪm /
noun
summertime
British
/ ˈsʌməˌtaɪm /
noun
“Summertime”
Cultural
Etymology
Origin of summertime
First recorded in 1350–1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime. See summer 1, time
Example Sentences
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This, of course, is reminiscent of a similar glitch that nearly destroyed The Beef in “Review,” the critically acclaimed first-season oner that made the show a summertime must-watch.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
"I think I'll do promo tours for a while, then in the summertime something bigger," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
After dinner, if it’s summertime in the Valley, I just walk through my neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
If hauling heavy trash cans through banks of snow in a Montreal winter is hellishly hard, summertime heat waves are worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In the summertime they used to burn orange peels under gallon cans, with holes punched in the sides, to keep the mosquitoes away.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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