1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier period
old-time songs
2
: of long standing
old-time residents

Examples of old-time in a Sentence

an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating
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At the time, those came in classic green bottles from old-time perfumers’ shelves. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 Listen to a Live Radio Show The historic Rex Theater welcomes local, regional, and national old-time musical acts. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024 Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey host a night with old-time and modern performers. Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024 Students fill the living room with old-time bluegrass, a sound heard less and less in this changing community. Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for old-time 

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of old-time was in 1824

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“Old-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-time. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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old-time

adjective
ˌōl(d)-ˌtīm
1
: of, relating to, or typical of an earlier period
2
: of long standing
old-time residents

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