May Be Some Time is a science fiction novella by Brenda Clough. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in April 2001, it was subsequently republished in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (2002), The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 15th Annual Collection (2002), and The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories (2012).[1] In addition, it appeared as the first portion of Clough's 2008 novel Revise the World.[2]