Some time, sometime and sometimes

These words are often confused.

Some time means ‘quite a lot of time’.

• It took me quite some time to finish the job.
• She lived in Delhi for some time, so she speaks Hindi fluently.

Sometime refers to an indefinite time. The expression someday has very similar meanings.

• We will meet sometime soon.
• Someday my prince will come.

Sometimes means ‘more than once’. It is an adverb of frequency.

• We sometimes went fishing when we were kids.
• Sometimes I think I would like to do something else.