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

“We are trying and striving so that someday, someone will emulate us.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the first entry of a two-movie telling, Elphaba is a reserved, gifted young woman trying to hone her skills and maybe someday partner with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

From Los Angeles Times

“I just wanna be able to support my wife and hold my daughter and play with her someday, and throw her in the air,” he told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times

If the experiment works out, wooden satellites could someday help lower pollution in space.

From NewsForKids.net

If the experiment works out, wooden satellites could someday help lower pollution in space.

From NewsForKids.net

Related Words

• finally
• one day
• sometime
• sooner or later
• subsequently
• ultimately