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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Betime \Be*time"\, Betimes \Be*times"\, adverb [Pref. be- (for by) + time; that is, by the proper time. The -s is an adverbial ending.]
1. In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early.
To measure life learn thou betimes. --Milton.
To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the day's work. --Barrow.
2. In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with.
He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
betimes
adverb: in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {early}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "betimes": after a while, ahead, ahead of time, anon, at times, before, before long, beforehand, beforetime, by and by, directly, early, ere long, ever and again, ever and anon, foresightedly, here and there, in a moment, in a while, in advance, in anticipation, in due course, in due time, now and again, now and then, once and again, oversoon, precociously, prematurely, presently, seasonably, shortly, soon, timely
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