as in highly
to a large extent or degree
wow, those renovations improved the library big-time
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as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor
the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling
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Recent Examples of big-time
Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
This is big time serious, folks.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Moreno has big-time all-around upside behind the dish, and Gurriel offers comparable bat upside to Varsho and will rotate with the three younger options in the outfield.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
Noun
Costing $600 million, the destination is the latest in major cruise carriers betting big time on private islands or resorts built from the ground up.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
This is big time serious, folks.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-time
Adverb
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But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State After taking a receiver in Round 1, Tampa Bay goes with two corners on day two — Morrison and now Parrish, a smaller but lightning fast and highly physical player.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, lego and much more.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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If your speed test results are much lower than your internet plan, contact your ISP for solutions.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This greatly raises the risk that he could’ve been successfully targeted by enterprising hackers from North Korea, China, Russia or elsewhere.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Because many nursing sessions end with the baby fast asleep (and the parent utterly exhausted), these pillows have taken on double duty as a napping spot for babies.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 2025
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On a broader avenue, people stood on the sidewalks, cheering and mourning and taking pictures with their smartphones—thousands of real-time, utterly personal interpretations of the Pope’s final symbolic journey.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The confidence level is also significantly below Democrats' historic average, which has been about 45 percent since 2001.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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That premium grows to 60% at age 55, a 2023 National Bureau of Economic Research paper found. Paying more for college diminishes the average ROI, but not too significantly for students who graduate in four years, the NY Fed finds.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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The approach has proved tremendously effective, as evidenced by the power of modern LLMs.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Inflation sunk lower than expected, which is tremendously good news.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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