sometimes
US /səmˈtaɪmz/
Definition
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Sometimes the train arrives late because of heavy rain in the area.
Synonyms
- occasionallynow and then or here and there
- periodicallyin a sporadic manner
- at timeshaving a meaning similar to sometimes
Collocations
- Easy sometimes it rainsdescribing sometimes it rains (on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always)
- Medium mistakes happen sometimesto mistakes happen sometimes, meaning to identify incorrectly
- Hard sometimes outstrip forecasted capacitydescribing sometimes outstrip forecasted capacity (on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always)
- Very Hard truth is stranger than fiction sometimesdescribing truth is stranger than fiction sometimes (a fact that has been verified)
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