Big time
adv, noun, slang
adv, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The highest, or most prestigious level in any field, especially in entertainment.
"This was a rare whiff of the big-time for a club whose staple diet became top-flight football for so long - the glamour was in short supply, however. Thousands of empty seats and the driving Yorkshire rain saw to that."
- 2 the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment) wordnet
Adverb
- 1 By a large margin; with great significance. informal
"A Wheel of Fortune contestant was about to win a shot at the million dollar grand prize when he bumbled his answer and lost out big time."
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More examples"This was a rare whiff of the big-time for a club whose staple diet became top-flight football for so long - the glamour was in short supply, however. Thousands of empty seats and the driving Yorkshire rain saw to that."