: 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
Examples of big-time in a Sentence
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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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Wide receiver Rome Odunze is coming on strong this week with some big-time catches.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
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
Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Dale Keeps his cool while Kat bugs out big time
Kat’s rough week began even before the Relationship Test.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The rookie sixth-round pick has big-time talent and can put the ball into orbit.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Wide receiver Rome Odunze is coming on strong this week with some big-time catches.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
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
Recent years have seen the vintage Rolex market surge in popularity, with auction results increasing big time for the Daytona.
—Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Dale Keeps his cool while Kat bugs out big time
Kat’s rough week began even before the Relationship Test.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-time. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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