anytime

adverb

any·​time ˈe-nē-ˌtīm How to pronounce anytime (audio)
: at any time whatever
The bus should be here anytime now.

Examples of anytime in a Sentence

You can call me anytime. I'm always home. We should arrive anytime between 5 and 6 p.m. The bus should be here anytime now.
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There is a 15% to 25% chance of thunderstorms anywhere, and anytime, during this rain event, Kittell said. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025 If Flight Risk follows the same three-week to one-month pattern, viewers can expect the film to arrive on PVOD anytime between Feb. 18 and Feb. 25, since new digital streaming releases tend to arrive on Tuesdays. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Forget about rain: Bain said the last measurable rain outside of the North Bay fell on Jan. 3, and that the dry stretch won’t end anytime before next week, if then. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 But anytime he’s ever mentioned me, it’s always been positive. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for anytime 

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anytime was in 1822

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“Anytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anytime. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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