: relating to or involved in the big time
big-time sports
: in a major or large-scale way
the new show bombed big-time
also
: to a great extent or degree
owes me big-time
1
: a high-paying vaudeville circuit requiring only two performances a day
2
: the top rank of an activity or enterprise
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Adverb
wow, those renovations improved the library big-time
Noun
the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling
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Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
In addition to full no trade protection, Soto has many of the bells and whistles that are inserted into other big-time player contracts.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
All those things can be potential avenues for big-time infections.
—Ambar Castillo, STAT, 23 Mar. 2023
Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
Yes, overall experience certainly counts, big time, for me.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Related Articles America chose narrowly, but decisively for a big-time change — or rather a change back — by electing Trump again as president.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
In addition to full no trade protection, Soto has many of the bells and whistles that are inserted into other big-time player contracts.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Adverb
Read more:Recent live events, rise of David Benavidez show boxing is thriving in Arizona Familia Ramos Anyone who has watched Jesús Ramos fight can see that there is big-time potential in the 22-year-old super welterweight.
—José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
All those things can be potential avenues for big-time infections.
—Ambar Castillo, STAT, 23 Mar. 2023
Noun
Elevated German food in a quaint setting is certainly something that Fredericksburg needed big time.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
Yes, overall experience certainly counts, big time, for me.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-time. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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