"at some point" meaning in All languages combined

See at some point on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. Sometime; at an indefinite time. Synonyms: somewhere along the line Translations (at an indefinite time): jossain vaiheessa (Finnish), joskus (Finnish), jossain kohtaa (Finnish), à un moment donné (French), à un moment ou à un autre (French), un jour (French), irgendwann (German), ngali (Ladin), la un moment dat (Romanian), en algún punto / momento (Spanish), ким-кaй (kim-kay) (Tajik)
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
          "word": "à un moment ou à un autre"
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
          "word": "irgendwann"
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
          "word": "la un moment dat"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "at an indefinite time",
          "word": "en algún punto / momento"
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          "code": "tg",
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      "sense": "at an indefinite time",
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