Meaning & use
Betimes
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An archaic term meaning early, in good time, or occasionally.
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The travelers rose betimes to reach the pass before nightfall.
Betimes he would visit his old teacher just to talk about poetry.
A note on using this word
"Betimes" appears frequently in Shakespeare and other early modern English texts but is rarely used in everyday speech today.
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