Tuesday, October 4, 2016

anytime, any time

Anytime or anytime ( one word ) means whenever, no matter the hour or date--
He said to drop by anytime.
"Anytime you're feeling lonely, anytime you're feeling blue..."

Any time or any time ( two words ) means some, an unspecified quantity ( any ) of days, minutes, or hours ( time ) --
We don't have any time to spare; hurry up!
Do we have any time for questions from the audience?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"We can stop there anytime; we don't have any time for a side trip now."

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