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

• Audio (US):

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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^[1]:

     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
• Lithuanian: bet kuriuo metu
• 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)
• Savosavo: avasa
• Slovak: kedykoľvek
• Spanish: cuando sea, sea cuando sea, siempre (es), en cualquier momento
• Swedish: när som helst (sv)
• Tagalog: anumang oras
• 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