I know he talked to her about what it was like before Jett hit the big time.
It has taken him just five and a half years to make his mark in the big time.
Lennie knows he hasn't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time.
So what's it like for young David to be in the big time.
We were both pretty excited about visiting Saigon, country boys coming in to see the big time.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►hit the big time
The 46-year-old author has finally hit the big time.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►the big time
He played in clubs for years before making it to the big time.
the big time informal the position of being very famous or important, for example in the entertainment business or in politics: The 46-year-old author has finally hit the big time.—big-time adjective [only before noun]: big-time cocaine dealers
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big timebig time2 adverb spokenExamples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
I lost, big time, on that investment.
to a very large degree: Morris messed up big time.