adverb / interjection
anytime
EN-ee-tyme/ˈɛniˌtaɪm/
At whatever time is wanted.
You can visit anytime; there is always a chair for you.
Etymology
Time could refer not only to duration but also to a particular occasion. Any leaves that occasion unrestricted, giving the compound its sense of “at whatever time.”
In context
anytime you put yourself above a social standard, people do not like it it.
but he suddenly wakes up anytime a deadline gets too close
More examples
- The parcel could arrive anytime.
- We can start anytime you are ready.
- “Anytime,” she says when her neighbor thanks her for helping.
Forms
anytime
Similar words
- whenever
- At whatever time, often introducing a clause.