Definition of old–time
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier period old–time songs
2 : of long standing old–time residents
From the M-W Editors
First Known Use of old–time
1824
OLD–TIME Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of old–time for English Language Learners
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: of a kind or style that was typical of the past
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: having been something specified for a long time
OLD–TIME Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of old–time for Students
: from or like that of an earlier or distant period old-time music old-time transportation
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