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 [bih-tahymz]   Origin

be·times

   [bih-tahymz]
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
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betimes (bɪˈtaɪmz)
 
—adv
1.  in good time; early
2.  in a short time; soon
 
[C14 bitimes; see by, time]

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betimes
"at an early period," early 14c., from be- + time (q.v.) + adv. gen. -s.
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