big times

plural of big time
as in bigs
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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Noun
  • Not only did San Diego State graduate its three regular bigs – Kim Villalobos, Adryana Quezada and Cali Clark – from the Mountain West Tournament champions, point guard and leading scorer Veronica Sheffey transferred through the portal to TCU.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • All five players will need to be involved, and that is where the bigs enter the conversation.
    Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This summer’s transfer window was a record-setting one, with Premier League teams spending more than £3billion — seven of the 20 clubs paid the highest fee in their history — as the division outspent Europe’s other four major leagues combined.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sakiewicz brings three decades of leadership across major leagues and venues and will advise Vivenu on strategy, partnerships and product direction for its sports and entertainment verticals.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With prices so high, media companies are narrowing their packages, leaving some big leagues like the NBA spread across more networks and streamers.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For the first time in a summer transfer window, spending on new signings by England’s top 20 clubs outstripped that of those in the other four big leagues — Serie A, La Liga, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 — combined.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Big times.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20times. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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