Betimes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Betime \Be*time"\, Betimes \Be*times"\, adv. [Pref. be- (for by)
     + time; that is, by the proper time. The -s is an adverbial
     ending.]
     1. In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably;
        early.
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              To measure life learn thou betimes.   --Milton.
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              To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the
              day's work.                           --Barrow.
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     2. In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with.
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              He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes.
                                                    --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  betimes
       adv : in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {early}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "betimes":
     after a while, ahead, ahead of time, anon, at times, before,
     before long, beforehand, beforetime, by and by, directly, early,
     ere long, ever and again, ever and anon, foresightedly,
     here and there, in a moment, in a while, in advance,
     in anticipation, in due course, in due time, now and again,
     now and then, once and again, oversoon, precociously, prematurely,
     presently, seasonably, shortly, soon, timely