as in highly
to a large extent or degree
wow, those renovations improved the library big-time
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as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor
the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling
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Recent Examples of big-time
Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
This is big time serious, folks.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Moreno has big-time all-around upside behind the dish, and Gurriel offers comparable bat upside to Varsho and will rotate with the three younger options in the outfield.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Noun
Costing $600 million, the destination is the latest in major cruise carriers betting big time on private islands or resorts built from the ground up.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
This is big time serious, folks.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-time
Adverb
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, lego and much more.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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If your speed test results are much lower than your internet plan, contact your ISP for solutions.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Also, the student population as a whole has greatly matured.—
Jeanne Rawdin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The depth and availability of these metrics vary greatly between countries, meaning each country has its own unique methodology.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There can be benefits, especially for people who know how to harness it: Becoming utterly immersed in something often stimulates an incredible amount of passion, creativity, and learning.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 2010 La Questa Cabernet was also utterly amazing, showing worn leather, licorice, baker’s chocolate and a hint of amaro.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The confidence level is also significantly below Democrats' historic average, which has been about 45 percent since 2001.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, the scientific research sector, the defense industrial base, and the technology and innovation workforce in the U.S. all rely significantly on foreign talent.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The approach has proved tremendously effective, as evidenced by the power of modern LLMs.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Inflation sunk lower than expected, which is tremendously good news.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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