betimes
Use Betimes in a sentence
adverb
1.
early; in good time: He was up betimes doing his lessons.
2.
occasionally; at times.
3.
Archaic. within a short time; soon.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English bitimes, equivalent to bitime (from phrase bi time by time) + -s -s1
1275–1325; Middle English bitimes, equivalent to bitime (from phrase bi time by time) + -s -s1
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| —adv | |
| 1. | in good time; early |
| 2. | in a short time; soon |
| [C14 bitimes; see | |
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Betimes
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Example sentences
One hundred speculators, for instance, got up betimes and felt that the wind was blowing.
It was his wont to retire early, for he rose betimes to build the fires and pre pare for the labors of the day.
There is no use running: to set out betimes is the main point.
Some of them were poets or novelists first and critics only betimes.
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