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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With interest rates here still high and unlikely to decline anytime soon, savers still have viable ways to grow and protect their money. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 May 2026 Other things aren’t likely to change anytime soon. Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 In that scenario, prices may stabilize or even decline from current levels, but a return to pre-war prices is unlikely anytime soon. Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 On top of that, new inflation data released last week makes the Federal Reserve cutting rates anytime soon a long shot. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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