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noun Informal . the highest or most important level in any profession or occupation: She's a talented violinist, but she's not ready for the big time.
Slang . a very good time.
Theater . (in vaudeville) any highly successful circuit of theaters that produces two performances daily.
Origin of big time An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
OTHER WORDS FROM big time big-time, adjective big-timer, noun Words nearby big time big talk, Big Ten, big tent, Bigtha, big-ticket, big time , big toe, big top, big tree, biguanide, big up
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Example sentences from the Web for big time But as her audience broadens, you have to wonder, is the big-time toxic to her art?
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent? | David Yaffe| December 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
She says she met Cosby, a Temple alumnus and big-time donor to the university, in November 2002.
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A lot of big-time directors have been influenced by B-movie guys like Kaufman and Roger Corman, in particular.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List | Marlow Stern| August 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Taubin said he was shocked to allegations that his neighbor was a big-time weed grower.
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Ware is part of the labor force that makes billions for big-time college sports.
NCAA Championship: The Shame Behind the Game | Evan Weiner| April 8, 2013| DAILY BEAST
No one rejoiced more than they when they learned that he was at last in the big-time circuit.
The Radio Boys at the Sending Station | Allen Chapman
You know—a feeling like a try-out before a big-time manager.
Believe You Me! | Nina Wilcox Putnam
The little lady had completed her spring drinking and was now en route to a big-time meal-ticket scheduled to start from Chicago.
Wait till you see your name in two-foot electrics over the front of every big-time house in the country.
Cheerful--By Request | Edna Ferber
Krasnow is a big-time operator; I've always been, you might say, in the peanut end of the game.
Back to Julie | Richard Wilson
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British Dictionary definitions for big time noun informal the big time the highest or most profitable level of an occupation or profession, esp the entertainment business (as modifier ) a big-time comedian
Derived forms of big time big-timer , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with big time 1 An enjoyable or exciting time, as in The children came home exhausted but happy; they really had a big time at the circus . [Mid-1800s]
2 The highest or most important level in any enterprise, as in I knew that when I made it through the last audition, I was finally in the big time . [Colloquial ; c. 1900] Also see big league.
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Words related to big time big league, bigs, majors