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

English

Etymology

From betime.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈtaɪmz/

• Rhymes: -aɪmz

Adverb

1. In good season or time; early, especially early in the morning
2. In a short time, soon

Quotations

• I was up betimes in the morning, but Holmes was afoot earlier still, for I saw him as I dressed, coming up the drive. — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

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