anytimeadv.adj.int.

Brit.

/ˈɛnɪtʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈɛniˌtaɪm/

Forms: See any adj., pron., n., and adv. and time n., int., and conj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: any adj., time n.

Etymology: < any adj. + time n. Compare sometime adv. and one time adv.Often written as two words. (Word division in Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.) Compare adverbial use of the dative singular of the corresponding noun phrase in Old English, with both elements inflected for case and number:OE Wulfstan Institutes of Polity (Corpus Cambr. 201) 134 Nagan læwede men freolstidum ne fæstentidum þurh hæmedþingc wifes gemanan, þe ma þe heahhades menn þæt þing agon ænigum timan.

A. adv.

a. Esp. with reference to a future event: at any point in time; (following a negative) ever.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adverb]

always fortha700

alwayeOE

oeOE

everOE

buten endea1000

echelichec1175

till doomsdayc1175

to timea1200

perdurablyc1275

in ayea1300

without endc1330

anytimea1375

for ay and oc1374

continually1382

perpetuallyc1385

ay-forthc1390

everlastinglyc1390

perpetualc1392

eternallyc1393

endlessa1400

in (also for, to) perpetuitya1400

always?c1425

without timec1425

endlesslya1450

sempiternlyc1450

infinitivec1470

aylastinglyc1475

everlastingc1475

incessantly1481

in saecula saeculorum1481

sempiternally1509

all days1533

for altogether1542

constantly1567

interminate?1567

incorruptibly1579

perpetuously1612

in perpetuum1613

eternal1614

unterminably1631

unfadinglya1672

unendingly1674

for a constancy1710

perennially1729

tarnally1790

imperishably1795

indefectibly1837

immortally1858

fadelessly1861

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 5148 Þat sche wold miswerche wrongli any time.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 137 No jogelyng ne falseheed was ony tyme in Crist.

a1425 Rule St. Benet (Lansd.) (1902) 1 (MED) Þat he..be not greuyd ony tyme be our euyl dedis.

c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) l. 484 (MED) Whan þe watur wiþ þe wind þe wawus up casteth, And þouh hit turne any time to tempest of windus, Hit ne awecheþ no wawe nor no watur rereth.

a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 72^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Ony-time That nane suld dispair of the mercy of God onytyme.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. To King sig. Aa.ij God..cannot any time either erre, or conceiue any false opinions or repugning counsells.

1650 T. Venner Treat. Tobacco in Via Recta (rev. ed.) 415 Tobacco any way, or any time used, is most pernicious unto dry melan-cholerick bodies.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 433 If..the lease be forfeited or adjudged any time before the last years of the contract.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. xiii. 251 It was as if she had been wooed by a river-god, who might any time take her to his wondrous halls below a watery heaven.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xv. 341 If you want to get to Jefferson anytime soon, you'd better go to town and hire a car.

1979 Observer 10 June 33/5 Suddenly you are in the Slide Area. No stopping any time.

2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Apr. 29/3 Prospects for meaningful reforms anytime soon are surely limited.

b. Followed by this or these and an expression of time: for the whole of the specified length of time up to the present. Cf. this adj. 1e, these adj. 1e. Now rare (archaic or regional in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adverb] > throughout the whole of a period

longc1275

straight1446

all alongc1450

anytime?1589

?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. D3 You think that no man dare touch you, because you haue plaid the scuruie scolde anie time these twentie yeeres.

1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iii. 29 The poore Tennement of his Purse..hath bene the Diuels Dauncing schoole, anie time this halfe yeare.

1673 R. Leigh Transposer Rehears'd 39 This is a Plot..this has been a brewing any time this Thirty years.

1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Blunderer i. v. 23 in Sel. Comedies III A Brace of Hundred Pieces that have been due any time this two long Years.

1879 H. James in Scribner's Monthly Dec. 209/2 He had been in love with Angela Vivian any time these three years.

1916 A. Lowell Men, Women & Ghosts 279 ‘I'll marry yer as soon As I c'n raise the money.’ ‘You've said that any time these five year, But you don't do nothin'.’

1955 F. Debenham Nyasaland 106 I imagine that they could have retired to comfort and ease in England any time these last twenty years.

1989 S. Raven Blood of My Bone (2001) ii. 78 ‘When were you in a Greek prison, Julian?’..‘Any time these last fifteen years.’

2. In relative use: whenever, if ever.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever

everOE

onceOE

whensoc1175

whenc1200

whensoeverc1320

wheneverc1380

whensomevera1425

soever1517

still asa1656

anytime1822

anywhen1834

1822 London Mag. Sept. 240 Here's my brother Felix can give me the breadth of my back five times out of four, any time he likes.

1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds II. lii. 335 If I found I didn't like him, I'd leave him even after the altar. I'd leave him any time I found I didn't like him.

1915 P. G. Wodehouse Psmith, Journalist iv. 26 Any time you're in bad. Glad to be of service.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 14 Aug. 4/1 The iron rule of business dictates staying open anytime there's a decent chance to turn a profit.

2011 D. Young Mastering Nikon D7000 iv. 219 Anytime you want to take pictures without a memory card, you'll need to select this setting.

B. adj. (attributive).

That can take place, be used, etc., at any time.

ΚΠ

1870 A. Thackeray Let. Nov. in Lett. A. T. Ritchie (1924) viii. 143 I did like your last letter. It was like a real anytime talk with you.

1904 Kingdom Jan. 1/1 Would it not be a good thing to meet the devil on his own ground and have an any time church?

1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising xv. 139 The any-time cereal.

2001 N.Y. Times 17 May g6/2 It is an anytime, anyplace solution.

C. int.

Originally U.S. Used as a response to an expression of thanks. Cf. you are (or you're) welcome at welcome adj. 3d.

ΚΠ

1961 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 16 July 14 a/1 ‘Okay, thank you.’ ‘Any time.’

1985 M. Gagnon Inner Ring 37 ‘Thanks for the advice, Deirdre.’ ‘Any time,’ I said.

2001 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze xxv. 283 Reece said, ‘Cheers for seeing me right last night.’ ‘Anytime.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anytime
释义	anytimeadv.adj.int. Brit. /ˈɛnɪtʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈɛniˌtaɪm/ Forms: See any adj., pron., n., and adv. and time n., int., and conj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: any adj., time n. Etymology: < any adj. + time n. Compare sometime adv. and one time adv.Often written as two words. (Word division in Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.) Compare adverbial use of the dative singular of the corresponding noun phrase in Old English, with both elements inflected for case and number:OE Wulfstan Institutes of Polity (Corpus Cambr. 201) 134 Nagan læwede men freolstidum ne fæstentidum þurh hæmedþingc wifes gemanan, þe ma þe heahhades menn þæt þing agon ænigum timan. A. adv. 1. a. Esp. with reference to a future event: at any point in time; (following a negative) ever. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adverb] always fortha700 alwayeOE oeOE everOE buten endea1000 echelichec1175 till doomsdayc1175 to timea1200 perdurablyc1275 in ayea1300 without endc1330 anytimea1375 for ay and oc1374 continually1382 perpetuallyc1385 ay-forthc1390 everlastinglyc1390 perpetualc1392 eternallyc1393 endlessa1400 in (also for, to) perpetuitya1400 always?c1425 without timec1425 endlesslya1450 sempiternlyc1450 infinitivec1470 aylastinglyc1475 everlastingc1475 incessantly1481 in saecula saeculorum1481 sempiternally1509 all days1533 for altogether1542 constantly1567 interminate?1567 incorruptibly1579 perpetuously1612 in perpetuum1613 eternal1614 unterminably1631 unfadinglya1672 unendingly1674 for a constancy1710 perennially1729 tarnally1790 imperishably1795 indefectibly1837 immortally1858 fadelessly1861 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 5148 Þat sche wold miswerche wrongli any time. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 137 No jogelyng ne falseheed was ony tyme in Crist. a1425 Rule St. Benet (Lansd.) (1902) 1 (MED) Þat he..be not greuyd ony tyme be our euyl dedis. c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) l. 484 (MED) Whan þe watur wiþ þe wind þe wawus up casteth, And þouh hit turne any time to tempest of windus, Hit ne awecheþ no wawe nor no watur rereth. a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 72^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Ony-time That nane suld dispair of the mercy of God onytyme. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. To King sig. Aa.ij God..cannot any time either erre, or conceiue any false opinions or repugning counsells. 1650 T. Venner Treat. Tobacco in Via Recta (rev. ed.) 415 Tobacco any way, or any time used, is most pernicious unto dry melan-cholerick bodies. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 433 If..the lease be forfeited or adjudged any time before the last years of the contract. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. xiii. 251 It was as if she had been wooed by a river-god, who might any time take her to his wondrous halls below a watery heaven. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xv. 341 If you want to get to Jefferson anytime soon, you'd better go to town and hire a car. 1979 Observer 10 June 33/5 Suddenly you are in the Slide Area. No stopping any time. 2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Apr. 29/3 Prospects for meaningful reforms anytime soon are surely limited. b. Followed by this or these and an expression of time: for the whole of the specified length of time up to the present. Cf. this adj. 1e, these adj. 1e. Now rare (archaic or regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > throughout the whole of a period longc1275 straight1446 all alongc1450 anytime?1589 ?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. D3 You think that no man dare touch you, because you haue plaid the scuruie scolde anie time these twentie yeeres. 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iii. 29 The poore Tennement of his Purse..hath bene the Diuels Dauncing schoole, anie time this halfe yeare. 1673 R. Leigh Transposer Rehears'd 39 This is a Plot..this has been a brewing any time this Thirty years. 1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Blunderer i. v. 23 in Sel. Comedies III A Brace of Hundred Pieces that have been due any time this two long Years. 1879 H. James in Scribner's Monthly Dec. 209/2 He had been in love with Angela Vivian any time these three years. 1916 A. Lowell Men, Women & Ghosts 279 ‘I'll marry yer as soon As I c'n raise the money.’ ‘You've said that any time these five year, But you don't do nothin'.’ 1955 F. Debenham Nyasaland 106 I imagine that they could have retired to comfort and ease in England any time these last twenty years. 1989 S. Raven Blood of My Bone (2001) ii. 78 ‘When were you in a Greek prison, Julian?’..‘Any time these last fifteen years.’ 2. In relative use: whenever, if ever. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever everOE onceOE whensoc1175 whenc1200 whensoeverc1320 wheneverc1380 whensomevera1425 soever1517 still asa1656 anytime1822 anywhen1834 1822 London Mag. Sept. 240 Here's my brother Felix can give me the breadth of my back five times out of four, any time he likes. 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds II. lii. 335 If I found I didn't like him, I'd leave him even after the altar. I'd leave him any time I found I didn't like him. 1915 P. G. Wodehouse Psmith, Journalist iv. 26 Any time you're in bad. Glad to be of service. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 14 Aug. 4/1 The iron rule of business dictates staying open anytime there's a decent chance to turn a profit. 2011 D. Young Mastering Nikon D7000 iv. 219 Anytime you want to take pictures without a memory card, you'll need to select this setting. B. adj. (attributive). That can take place, be used, etc., at any time. ΚΠ 1870 A. Thackeray Let. Nov. in Lett. A. T. Ritchie (1924) viii. 143 I did like your last letter. It was like a real anytime talk with you. 1904 Kingdom Jan. 1/1 Would it not be a good thing to meet the devil on his own ground and have an any time church? 1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising xv. 139 The any-time cereal. 2001 N.Y. Times 17 May g6/2 It is an anytime, anyplace solution. C. int. Originally U.S. Used as a response to an expression of thanks. Cf. you are (or you're) welcome at welcome adj. 3d. ΚΠ 1961 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 16 July 14 a/1 ‘Okay, thank you.’ ‘Any time.’ 1985 M. Gagnon Inner Ring 37 ‘Thanks for the advice, Deirdre.’ ‘Any time,’ I said. 2001 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze xxv. 283 Reece said, ‘Cheers for seeing me right last night.’ ‘Anytime.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.int.a1375
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