bigtime
bigtime adjective: of major significance or importance. Also the alternative form of big time.
Adjective
bigtime (comparative more bigtime, superlative most bigtime)
- Of major significance or importance.
- Wait till you see your name in two-foot electrics over the front of every big-time house in the country.1918, Edna Ferber, “That’s Marriage”, in Cheerful—By Request, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., page 169
- The police were, of course, only interested in this man as a big-time brothel-keeper and it was not until we expressed an interest in his finances that the Deuxième Bureau unearthed the parallel dossier which was running with their colleagues of the police department.1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 16
- Antonyms:
- small-time
Adverb
bigtime (not comparable)
- To a significant degree.
- This was the first test for that message -- and it failed bigtime.2018 March 15, Bill Press, “‘Lamb the Sham’ beats ‘Trump the Chump’”, in Chicago Tribune
Also used as
bigtime is also the alternative form of big time.
Antonyms of bigtime
Forms of bigtime
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more bigtime |
| superlative | most bigtime |
| alternative form | big-time |
| Noun | |
| plural | bigtimes |
Origin of bigtime
From big + time.
Questions about bigtime
- What does bigtime mean?
- Bigtime means of major significance or importance.
- What part of speech is bigtime?
- Bigtime can be an adjective or an adverb.
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