old-time
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier period
old-time songs
2
: of long standing
old-time residents
Synonyms
Examples of old-time in a Sentence
an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating
Recent Examples on the Web
The Dodgers used to pipe in old-time music, and there was a 1970s TV that showed replays of classic games.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
The plot points were familiar at this point — the DeLorean needs a fix, nobody's slang makes sense out of time — so the final part of the franchise has its fun with an old-time standoff between Doc, Marty, and the most Yosemite Sam'd member of the Tannen clan.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
At around six-foot-three, Boyce is perched higher than most at the old-time diner table.
—Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Examples of deals include cheaper hotel stays for certain days; discounts for old-time portraits, trampoline parks and arcades; Noah's Ark passes included in hotel stays; and BOGO deals at restaurants.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
So Hurley is starting with an old-time player-development pipeline, convincing his freshmen — Solomon Ball, Jayden Ross, Jaylin Stewart and Youssouf Singare — to stay with the program despite their limited minutes, reminding them and their families throughout the season that they were wanted.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2024
Fueled by a rage festering over a decades-old injustice, Johnny dons a freaky old-time firefighter’s mask and cuts quite the memorable slasher figure — the subject of many scary campfire stories, one of which gets shared amongst unsuspecting victims in Chris Nash’s slasher debut.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
For Dom Flemons, one of the festival’s headliners, old-time music has an inherent connection to face-to-face storytelling.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
So did the Colored Waifs’ Home and the widow of an old-time musician who got $50 a week for years.
—Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
The plot points were familiar at this point — the DeLorean needs a fix, nobody's slang makes sense out of time — so the final part of the franchise has its fun with an old-time standoff between Doc, Marty, and the most Yosemite Sam'd member of the Tannen clan.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
At around six-foot-three, Boyce is perched higher than most at the old-time diner table.
—Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Examples of deals include cheaper hotel stays for certain days; discounts for old-time portraits, trampoline parks and arcades; Noah's Ark passes included in hotel stays; and BOGO deals at restaurants.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
So Hurley is starting with an old-time player-development pipeline, convincing his freshmen — Solomon Ball, Jayden Ross, Jaylin Stewart and Youssouf Singare — to stay with the program despite their limited minutes, reminding them and their families throughout the season that they were wanted.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2024
Fueled by a rage festering over a decades-old injustice, Johnny dons a freaky old-time firefighter’s mask and cuts quite the memorable slasher figure — the subject of many scary campfire stories, one of which gets shared amongst unsuspecting victims in Chris Nash’s slasher debut.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
For Dom Flemons, one of the festival’s headliners, old-time music has an inherent connection to face-to-face storytelling.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
So did the Colored Waifs’ Home and the widow of an old-time musician who got $50 a week for years.
—Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
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“Old-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-time. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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