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be⋅times

  [bi-tahymz]
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–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; ME bitimes, equiv. to bitime (from phrase bi time by time) + -s -s1
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be·times   (bĭ-tīmz')   
adv.  

  1. In good time; early: "A beneficent microclimate brings out the camellias betimes" (John Russell).

  2. Once in a while; on occasion.

  3. Archaic Quickly; soon.


[Middle English bitimes : bi, by; see by1 + time, time; see time + -es, adv. suff.; see -s3.]
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Word Origin & History

betimes 
"at an early period," c.1314, from be- + time (q.v.) + adv. gen. -s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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