summertime

[suhm-er-tahym]

noun

1. the summer season.

summertime

/ ˈsʌməˌtaɪm /

noun

1. the period or season of summer

“Summertime”

1. 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….”

Word History and Origins

Origin of “Summertime”¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime. See summer ¹, time

Example Sentences

Roswell residents know how to have fun, and the city hosts all kinds of annual festivals ranging from a summertime ice cream social and monarch butterfly celebration to outdoor movies.

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That led to more summertime visits and the transition to ski and golf.

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“Historically, Flex Alerts have always come through in summertime when it’s super hot and everyone is cranking their AC,” Leroy said.

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“The combinations of temperature and humidity we are seeing this summer on average in New York City are comparable to summertime stickiness in Florida,” Casey Ivanovich, the inventor of the stickiness index, said.

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But a summertime hiring slowdown has raised worries about the health of the U.S. labor market.

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