Definizione monolingua

betimes

betimes (not comparable)

1. In good season or time; early, especially in the morning.
   • 1896, A. E. Houseman, ""To An Athlete Dying Young,"" in A Shropshire Lad,

     Smart lad to slip betimes away

     From fields where glory does not stay.

   • 1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, ch. 13,

     I was up betimes in the morning, but Holmes was afoot earlier still, for I saw him as I dressed, coming up the drive.

   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 786:

     However they dined very early, for the winter dusk fell betimes at this season [...].

2. (archaic) In a short time, soon.
   • 1898, The High History of the Holy Graal, translated by Sebastian Evans, Branch IX, Title II,

     [O]ne prayed God right heartily aloud that He would send them betimes a knight that durst convoy them through this strait pass.

Definizione dizionario betimes

di buon'ora

Altri significati:

in good season or time

In good season or time; early, especially in the morning.

(archaic) In a short time, soon.