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
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
Unlike many at-home kits that require bulky devices or a big time commitment, this one is low-maintenance and travel-friendly, offering flexibility without the need for chargers or accessories.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 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
First to cover the Rockies and first to hit baseball’s big time.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
Unlike many at-home kits that require bulky devices or a big time commitment, this one is low-maintenance and travel-friendly, offering flexibility without the need for chargers or accessories.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-time
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Text output was impressive for a thermal printer, delivering highly readable text even at 5 points for all the fonts in our tests that would likely be used in a business document.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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India evacuates thousands of people from villages near the highly militarized frontier in the Kashmir region.—
Riazat Butt,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Adverb
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That seems much more acceptable and my prediction is – given the enormous cost savings that can be achieved – the trucking industry will be the first to be disrupted by autonomous vehicles.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Democratic primary voters also should take a look at the other mayoral candidates and weigh their positions on building affordable housing, creating more jobs, reducing crime, keeping trains running on time, and much more.—
Karen Hinton,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
Adverb
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Clearly, this solution greatly reduces the carbon footprint of a desalination project, since desalination’s energy requirements are provided by renewable wave power.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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This work focuses greatly on advanced techniques such as model compression, quantization, and distributed inference along with federated learning.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
Adverb
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Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible. Sacker Entertainment Law is handling business affairs, production legal and finance legal for Paper Tiger.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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After playing just one division foe over the first six weeks of the season — a three-game sweep of the utterly helpless Colorado Rockies last month — the Dodgers are finally getting into the meat of their division schedule.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Adverb
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This is significantly warmer than some locations in the southeast U.S., including Miami, Florida, which should only see highs in the mid-80s.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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For example, consider a scenario where one spouse earns significantly more than the other or one spouse has no student debt – filing taxes jointly would inflate the IDR payment by including both incomes, but filing separately means only the borrower's income counts.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Adverb
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But at the other end, Dort’s floor spacing efficiency has plummeted during these playoffs, which hurts the Thunder tremendously.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Under his leadership, our tax and fee burden has increased tremendously.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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