| big time | |
| —n | |
| informal | |
| a. the big time the highest or most profitable level of an occupation or profession, esp the entertainment business | |
| b. (as modifier): a big-time comedian | |
| 'big-'timer | |
| —n | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
big time definition
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big time
An enjoyable or exciting time, as in The children came home exhausted but happy; they really had a big time at the circus. [Mid-1800s]
The highest or most important level in any enterprise, as in I knew that when I made it through the last audition, I was finally in the big time. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see big league.