anytime

an·y·time

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [en-ee-tahym]
- /ˈɛn iˌtaɪm/
- /ˈen.i.taɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [en-ee-tahym]
- /ˈɛn iˌtaɪm/

Definitions of anytime word

adverb anytime You use anytime to mean a point in time which is not fixed or set. 3
adverb anytime at a point in time which is not set or fixed 3
adverb anytime at any time 3
conjunction anytime whenever (sense 2) 3
adverb anytime at any time; regardless of hour, date, etc.; whenever. 1
adverb anytime invariably; without doubt or exception; always: I can do better than that anytime. 1

See all 11 definitions of anytime

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Origin of anytime

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; any + time

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Parts of speech for Anytime

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Anytime

anytime popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for anytime

noun anytime

whenever — At whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction).
at all — You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions.
at one's convenience — at a time, or in a place or manner, suitable to one
period — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.

adverb anytime

after a while — some time later
unending — a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
at all times — all the time, constantly
in perpetuum — for ever
unceasingly — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.

All 13 Synonyms of anytime