old-time
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier period
old-time songs
2
: of long standing
old-time residents
Examples of old-time in a Sentence
an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating
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Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
This old-time favorite is always a good idea.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Kristen Wiig gives old-time Hollywood in a lacy pink dress backstage before her appearance on The Tonight Show.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
But the original radiates a kind of old-time religion; and while the music of Bowie’s version lacks some of that spirit, the words still carry it.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for old-time
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“Old-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-time. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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