: 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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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
And among those are the gamblers — big-time rollers, not the everyday/fantasy hashslingers.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 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
Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The Carolina Panthers pulled off their third win in a row against the New York Jets, but the team lost a big time player amid the win.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Kelly was a big-time hire from LSU four years ago as the program looked to make a serious splash.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
And among those are the gamblers — big-time rollers, not the everyday/fantasy hashslingers.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 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
The bill cut Medicaid big time.
—Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The Carolina Panthers pulled off their third win in a row against the New York Jets, but the team lost a big time player amid the win.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-time. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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