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
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
What a relatively small touch — hey, these people know each other — that pays off big time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 July 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
With a 6-foot-4, 290-pound frame and offers from big time programs such as Texas Tech, Baylor, Penn State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina and many more, Dare is a key junior recruit to watch.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
What a relatively small touch — hey, these people know each other — that pays off big time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-time
Adverb
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The insiders would still like to see Sequoia’s investment returned, but it’s been clear to them for some time that such a step would be highly unlikely.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Coming back from space, the ship encounters much higher temperatures than the booster sees at lower velocities.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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That album dropped five years after Khalid’s second album, 2019’s Free Spirit, which makes After the Sun Goes Down a much quicker release.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Side-Lying Leg Lifts Inner thigh muscles can greatly benefit from side-lying leg lifts.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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This greatly reduces the risk of unauthorized access.—
Ajai Paul,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Red Bull has been facing a challenging season with respect to its title challenger, which has affected Verstappen's pace significantly.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The active growth period for these two classes of turfgrass differs significantly.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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This is, of course, a tremendously unfair characterization of the lunch lady, who, given her profession of feeding hungry children, ought to be stereotyped as saintly rather than monstrous.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Mallorca could potentially challenge for a European spot, while Valencia improved tremendously after Carlos Corberan took over as coach in January.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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