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
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Quench your summertime thirst with the best spots for shaved ice in L.A., from raspados to kakigori.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
In August 2019, Rideaux teamed up with L.A. rapper-singer Blxst for “SIXTAPE,” which quickly became the soundtrack for summertime in the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: Get a summertime glow, no matter the season, with these expert-recommended self-tanning mousses, sprays and drops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The starkest contrast between two summertime TV hits about women navigating midlife’s challenges shows up in the way its leading ladies handle themselves in the kitchen.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
When summertime hit and all the tourists came, Mama would head downtown and sell them in the market for good money.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Jazz musicians, more than any others, made “Summertime” their own: By the 1950s they had recorded more than 400 versions; by 2025, more than 2,200—making it the third-most-recorded song in jazz history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Built on a pentatonic scale, “Summertime” gathers within its modest frame the sound world of black folk tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
I’ve always thought that “Summertime” was highly influenced, even lifted, from the spiritual “Motherless Child.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
The melody of “Summertime” carried me up the stairs and to sleep without a care to disturb my dreams.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
He smiles, bends and kisses the top of my head, the first notes of “Summertime” rising from the piano.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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