Which is correct: “anytime” or “any time”?

Question

Is it "any time" or "anytime" or are those two things different?

Can you give a context where you've seen those two? Otherwise, what did a dictionary say? or google for them?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-01 08:14:26Z

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One may write

Call me anytime

Call me any time

Call me at any time

but not

*Call me at anytime

because anytime is used as an adverb and not a noun.

edited Jun 1 '12 at 8:14

answered Jun 1 '12 at 7:35

user2683

	+1. It's still not clear. What is anytime anyway? preposition? Adjective adverb? pronoun? What? – Jim Thio Jun 1 '12 at 8:12
	Why not? and Why so? – Jim Thio Jun 1 '12 at 8:13
	@Jim: have you checked a dictionary? What did it say? – RegDwighт♦ Jun 1 '12 at 13:40
	So anytime is an adverb and "any time" is an adverb phrase. Am I correct here? They are used interchangeably. Why call me at anytime is wrong? – Jim Thio Jun 2 '12 at 14:24

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