No. 8,206 in German
irgendwann
"Sometime" or "at some point."
In a sentence
Ich werde irgendwann nach Paris reisen.
I will travel to Paris someday.
In this sentence, 'irgendwann' indicates an unspecified future time when the action of traveling will occur.
Irgendwann müssen wir das Chaos hier aufräumen.
Someday, we have to clean up the mess here.
Here, 'irgendwann' suggests a necessity or duty that will take place at some unknown future time.
Hast du irgendwann Zeit, um Kaffee trinken zu gehen?
Do you have some time someday to go drink coffee?
In this question, 'irgendwann' inquires about the availability of time in the uncertain future for the activity of drinking coffee.
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