betimes

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Poppies don’t bloom in December — not even here — and roses put in an appearance only betimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

It originated as Union Army surplus fabric after the Civil War, and 19th-century officers wore it betimes with a cowboy hat, or with an Abe Lincoln stovepipe topper.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

In most U.S. cities bars close by 1 a.m. and most U.S. citizens go to bed betimes, anyhow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Therefore hardy balcony patrons gather betimes to form their amazing queues.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are many other memories at Putney; too many, in fact, to linger over, if we wish to come betimes to the dockyard town that is our destination.

From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)