seinerzeit

German

Etymology

Univerbation of seiner +‎ Zeit, originally an adverbial genitive, literally "of its time".

Pronunciation

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Adverb

seinerzeit

  1. back then, at the time (typically years ago, earlier in the life of the speaker)
    Seinerzeit sind wir da immer schwimmen gegangen.
    Back then we always used to go swimming there.
  2. (obsolete, Austria) in due time

Derived terms

  • seinerzeitig

Further reading

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