bə̇ˈtīmz, bē- adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from betime + -s
1. : in good season or time : seasonably , early
that Friday morning Stephen awoke betimes with a sense that something was to happen — Winston Churchill
2. archaic : in a short time : soon , speedily
my father and sister very betimes took their leave — Samuel Pepys
3. chiefly dialect : at times : occasionally
to write local items betimes — W.A.White