: 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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Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
After a big-time hiccup in a 9-8 loss on Friday, the Longhorns rebounded emphatically, allowing just four runs over the next 18 innings.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Bay Area is about to warm up, big time.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
For the better part of four seasons, Young appeared on the precipice of not just breaking through for one win but going on a run of several big-time championship victories.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
After a big-time hiccup in a 9-8 loss on Friday, the Longhorns rebounded emphatically, allowing just four runs over the next 18 innings.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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 concept has clicked big time.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Bay Area is about to warm up, big time.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-time. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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