BETI'ME BETI'MES, adverb [be and time, that is, by the time.] 1. Seasonably; in good season or time; before it is late. To measure life learn thou betimes. 2. Soon; in a short time. He tires betimes, that spurs too fast betimes.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI