small time
a circuit of minor theaters giving three or more shows daily.
Origin of small time
1Other definitions for small-time (2 of 2)
of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small-time politician.
Origin of small-time
2Other words from small-time
- small-timer, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for small-time
informal insignificant; minor: a small-time criminal
Derived forms of small-time
- small-timer, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with small time
A modest or minor level of achievement, as in Her success took her out of the small time to prime-time television. This expression was originally used in vaudeville for second-rate theaters and productions. [Early 1900s] Also see big time, def. 2.
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