Meanings
alternative any time
- not comparableAt any time.
I don’t like beer much. Give me a fine wine anytime.
1 more example
But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.
2018 January 12, Kara Fox, “Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome”, in CNN
alternative any time
- informalA 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.
alternative any time
- not comparablesuitable for any time; not associated with any particular time.
Freeze them and reheat them for a perfect any time snack.
2013, Alain Braux, Paleo French Cuisine, page 1092 more examples
they appeal to consumers looking for a cookie to eat with breakfast coffee or tea as well as an any-time snack.
1992, Snack Food, volume 81, page 8They store beautifully for tomorrow's breakfast or an anytime snack. Wrap them individually for a super convenient snack on the go.
2014, Lisa Viger, Easy, Affordable Raw: How to Go Raw on $10 a Day, page 88
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Englishǣniġum tīman
- Middle Englishany time
- Englishanytime
From Middle English any time, ony tyme, from Old English ǣniġum tīman, equivalent to any + time.
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Arabic أَيّ وَقْت
- أَيّ وَقْت (ʔayy waqt)at any time
Bulgarian всякога
- всякога (vsjakoga)at any time
Chinese Mandarin 隨時 /随时, 任何時候 /任何时候
- 隨時 /随时 (suíshí)at any time
- 任何時候 /任何时候 (rènhé shíhou)at any time
- 無論何時 /无论何时 (wúlùn héshí)at any time
Danish når som helst
- når som helstat any time
Dutch altijd, wanneer dan ook
- altijdat any time
- wanneer dan ookat any time
- op elk momentat any time
Esperanto iam ajn
- iam ajnat any time
Finnish milloin tahansa, milloin hyvänsä
- milloin tahansaat any time
- milloin hyvänsäat any time
- milloin vainat any time
French n'importe quand, toujours
- n'importe quandat any time
- toujoursat any time
- à tout momentat any time
- à chaque foisat any time
German jederzeit, immer
- jederzeitat any time
- immerat any time
Hindi कभी भी
- कभी भी (kabhī bhī)at any time
Hungarian bármikor
- bármikorat any time
Icelandic hvenær sem er
- hvenær sem erat any time
Italian in qualsiasi momento, in qualunque momento
- in qualsiasi momentoat any time
- in qualunque momentoat any time
Japanese いつでも
- いつでも (itsudemo)at any time
Latin ecquando
- ecquandoat any time
Lithuanian bet kuriuo metu
- bet kuriuo metuat any time
Malay بيلا٢, bila-bila
- بيلا٢at any time
- bila-bilaat any time
Norwegian når som helst
- når som helstat any time
Polish kiedykolwiek, byle kiedy
- kiedykolwiekat any time
- byle kiedyat any time
- kiedy bądźat any time
Portuguese qualquer hora
- qualquer horaat any time
Romanian oricând
- oricândat any time
Russian когда́ уго́дно, в любо́е вре́мя
- когда́ уго́дно (kogdá ugódno)at any time
- в любо́е вре́мя (v ljubóje vrémja)at any time
- всегда́ (vsegdá)at any time
- в любо́й час (v ljubój čas)at any time
Slovak kedykoľvek
- kedykoľvekat any time
Spanish en cualquier momento, cuando sea
- en cualquier momentoat any time
- cuando seaat any time
- cuandoquieraat any time
- cuandoquierat any time
Swedish när som helst
- när som helstat any time
Tagalog anumang oras
- anumang orasat any time
Turkish ne zaman olursa
- ne zaman olursaat any time
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Cite this entry
anytime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anytime
“anytime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anytime. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anytime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anytime.
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