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whenever

 
/hwenˈev·ər/, /wen-/, /hwən-/, /wən-/ conjunction, adv [not gradable] (NOT IMPORTANT WHEN)

Definition

used to say that the time something is done is not important or makes no difference: "Will it be okay if we meet tomorrow instead of today?" "Sure, whenever."
(Definition of whenever conjunction, adv (NOT IMPORTANT WHEN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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