big time
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big time definition


  1. n.
    the high level of success. : I've finally reached the big time!
  2. mod.
    and big-time. outstanding; extravagant. : This is one of your real big-time stars.
  3. mod.
    and big-time. felonious. (Underworld.) : Frank is into big-time stuff now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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big time

  1. 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]

  2. 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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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