some time ago
idiom
: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.
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The right walked away some time ago.
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Some infrastructure work is genuinely needed there, HVAC repairs and the like, and Congress allocated money for that some time ago.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Howard noticed this some time ago.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Each animal has a unique set of measurements, so a photograph of one taken yesterday can be matched with an image taken some time ago.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Some infrastructure work is genuinely needed there, HVAC repairs and the like, and Congress allocated money for that some time ago.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Howard noticed this some time ago.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Each animal has a unique set of measurements, so a photograph of one taken yesterday can be matched with an image taken some time ago.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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