anytime

See also: any time

English

Alternative forms

• any time

Etymology

From Middle English any time, ony tyme, from Old English ǣniġum tīman, equivalent to any +‎ time.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

anytime (not comparable)

1. At any time.

   I don’t like beer much. Give me a fine wine anytime.

   • 2018 January 12, Kara Fox, “Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome”, in CNN‎:

     But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.

Derived terms

• anytime now
• anytime soon

Translations

at any time

Arabic: أَيّ وَقْت (ʔayy waqt) (at any moment) Belarusian: калі́-не́будзь (kalí-njébudzʹ) Bulgarian: всякога (bg) (vsjakoga) Cherokee: ᎢᏳᏉ (iyuquo) Chinese: Mandarin: 隨時 / 随时 (zh) (suíshí), 任何時候 / 任何时候 (rènhé shíhou), 無論何時 / 无论何时 (wúlùn héshí) Danish: når som helst Dutch: altijd (nl), wanneer dan ook, op elk moment Esperanto: iam ajn Faroese: altíð, nær sum helst Finnish: milloin tahansa, milloin hyvänsä, milloin vain French: n'importe quand (fr) (at any moment), toujours (fr) (always), à tout moment (fr), à chaque fois Georgian: ნებისმიერ დროს (nebismier dros), მუდამ (mudam), ყოველთვის (q̇oveltvis) German: jederzeit (de), immer (de) (always) Hindi: कभी भी (kabhī bhī) Hungarian: bármikor (hu) Icelandic: hvenær sem er Ido: irgatempe (io) Italian: in qualsiasi momento, in qualunque momento Japanese: いつでも (ja) (itsudemo) Latin: ecquando Malay: Jawi: بيلا٢ Rumi: bila-bila Norwegian: når som helst Ojibwe: amanj igo apii Plautdietsch: irjentwanea Polish: kiedykolwiek (pl), byle kiedy, kiedy bądź Portuguese: qualquer hora Romanian: oricând (ro) Russian: когда́ уго́дно (ru) (kogdá ugódno), в любо́е вре́мя (v ljubóje vrémja) (at any moment), всегда́ (ru) (vsegdá) (always), в любо́й час (v ljubój čas) Slovak: kedykoľvek Spanish: cuando sea, sea cuando sea, siempre (es), en cualquier momento Swedish: när som helst (sv) Telugu: ఎప్పుడైనా (te) (eppuḍainā) Turkish: ne zaman olursa

Interjection

anytime

1. (informal) A form of you're welcome in response to thank you or thanks.

   Thanks so much for looking after grandpa. ~ That’s all right. Any time, dawg.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:you're welcome

Translations

you're welcome — see you're welcome

Adjective

anytime (not comparable)

1. suitable for any time; not associated with any particular time.
   • 1992, Snack Food, volume 81, page 8:

     they appeal to consumers looking for a cookie to eat with breakfast coffee or tea as well as an any-time snack.

   • 2013, Alain Braux, Paleo French Cuisine, page 109:

     Freeze them and reheat them for a perfect any time snack.

   • 2014, Lisa Viger, Easy, Affordable Raw: How to Go Raw on $10 a Day, page 88:

     They store beautifully for tomorrow's breakfast or an anytime snack. Wrap them individually for a super convenient snack on the go.

References

• “anytime”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• amenity