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noun

as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling

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Moreno has big-time all-around upside behind the dish, and Gurriel offers comparable bat upside to Varsho and will rotate with the three younger options in the outfield. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023 Even as the ongoing housing slump sees national home prices come down a bit from the peaks hit during the Pandemic Housing Boom, most homeowners are still up big-time. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
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With a soft inflation report boosting markets Tuesday , a new survey reveals investors are betting big time that the Federal Reserve will embark on a series of interest rate cuts that revive the economy and rekindle the market rally that took a hit to start August. Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024 Studied by Emma Corrin big time because the Cassandra sibling-hood to Professor X is really interesting to us. Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for big-time 

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“Big-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-time. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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