Definitions of Selective Adverbs Modifying When - Page 3 This list depicts a list of adverbs that show "When" or "Time" when modifying words.
Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Definitions
31. shortly	verb	I will be with you shortly.	soon; in a short time
33. sometimes	verb	They sometimes tell the truth.	at times; now and then
33. soon	verb	We will visit her soon.	in the near future; shortly; without hesitation; promptly
34. sooner	verb	Sooner is better than never.	in the near future; shortly; without hesitation; promptly
34. spontaneously	verb	The applause appeared spontaneously.	happening without an apparent external cause
36. sporadically	verb	The gunfire occurred sporadically.	occurring at irregular intervals; having no order in time
37. suddenly	verb	The tiger appeared suddenly.	occurred without warning; characterized by hastiness
38. then	verb	We then had to hurry to go.	at that time; next in time space or order
39. timelessly	verb	Timelessly we wandered around the town.	Independent of time; ageless; eternal
40. timely	verb	The payment was timely.	in time; opportunely
41. tomorrow	verb	I will work on it tomorrow.	the day following today; the near future
42. weekly	verb	We worked on it weekly.	once a week; every week
43. yearly	verb	Yearly we pay our taxes.	once a year; annually
44. yesterday	verb	We saw her yesterday.	the day before the present day; time in the past
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