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Rule "We should take sometime (some time) to do this"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: We should take sometime (some time) to do this
Message: Instead of using the adverb, did you mean to write 'some time'?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/sometimes-sometime/#some-time
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We should take sometime to figure out what's killing the garden.
    Correction suggestion: some time
  • He has had sometime to analyze our group in these areas and wants to recruit some analysts and associates over.
    Correction suggestion: some time
ID: TAKE_SOMETIME [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-23 22:33:08 +0200)