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Sporadically vs Sometime - What's the difference?

sporadically | sometime |

As adverbs the difference between sporadically and sometime

is that sporadically is at an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency while sometime is (us) at an unstated or indefinite time in the future.

As an adjective sometime is

former, erstwhile; at some previous time.

sporadically

English

Adverb

(-)
  • At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency
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    • , year=2011 , date=September 28 , author=Jon Smith , title=Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Valencia threatened sporadically in the first half with Miguel having a decent effort deflected wide by Ashley Cole, while Jordi Alba's near-post cross was flicked into the sidenetting by Pablo Hernandez.}}

    Synonyms

    * intermittently

    Anagrams

    * English frequency adverbs

    sometime

    English

    Alternative forms

    * some time (adverbial sense)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (US) At an unstated or indefinite time in the future
    • I'll see you at the pub sometime this evening
    This will certainly happen sometime in the future
  • (obsolete) sometimes
  • (obsolete) At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me?

    Synonyms

    * at some point * at some time, at some time or other * somewhen

    Derived terms

    * a sometime thing * sometime or other * sometimey

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.
    • my sometime friend and mentor
    Our sometime sister, now our queen. — Shakespeare.
    Ion, our sometime darling, whom we prized. — Talfourd.
  • Occasional.

    • Synonyms

    * (former) earlier, erstwhile, ex-, previous * (occasional)