seinerzeit
German, adverb[ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
seinerzeit is spelled S-E-I-N-E-R-Z-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seinerzeit is a German adverb meaning “back then, at the time (typically years ago, earlier in the life of the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “damals; zu jener Zeit”.
What does seinerzeit mean in English?
adverb
- 1
back then, at the time (typically years ago, earlier in the life of the speaker)
Seinerzeit sind wir da immer schwimmen gegangen.
- 2
Austriaobsoletein due time
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. damals; zu jener Zeit 2. zu gegebener Zeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce seinerzeit?
- [ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is seinerzeit in German?
seinerzeit appears 9.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).