• (British, America) IPA: /bɪˈtaɪmz /, /bəˈtaɪmz/

betimes (not comparable)

1. (dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Job 24:5 ↗:

     Behold, as wilde asses in the desart, goe they foorth to their worke, rising betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them, and for their children.

   • 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night:

     They slept well that night and betimes next morning the mother of Alaeddin arose and went with her bowl to the King's court which she found closed.

   • 1896, A. E. Housman, "To An Athlete Dying Young," in A Shropshire Lad:

     Smart lad to slip betimes away

     From fields where glory does not stay.

   • 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; quickly, forthwith.
   • 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.

   • 1839, Doctrine and Covenants 121:43:

     Reproving betimes with sharpness...and afterward showing forth an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved […]

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