"big time" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Danish]

Etymology: English big time Etymology templates: {{bor|da|en|big time}} English big time Head templates: {{head|da|adverb|head=big time}} big time
  1. (postpositive, informal) to a great extent, very Tags: informal, postpositional
    Sense id: en-big_time-da-adv-V4XbOt9i Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [English]

Audio: en-us-big time.ogg Forms: more big time [comparative], most big time [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} big time (comparative more big time, superlative most big time)
  1. (informal) By a large margin; with great significance. Tags: informal Derived forms: big-timer
    Sense id: en-big_time-en-adv-eXx~aiRe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: big-time, bigtime

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-big time.ogg Forms: big times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big time (plural big times)
  1. The highest, or most prestigious level in any field, especially in entertainment. Synonyms: big league, major league Derived forms: hit the big time
    Sense id: en-big_time-en-noun-luBI1qk0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: big-time, bigtime

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2015 January 28, Hugo Martin, “American Airlines’ fuel-buying bet pays off in record profit”, in Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "“American doesn’t hedge,” said Seth Kaplan, managing partner for the trade publication Airlines Weekly. “So, they have won big time.”",
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          "ref": "2019 December 6, Kerry Gold, “North Vancouver condo buyers ‘won big time playing the long game’”, in The Globe and Mail (Vancouver):",
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          "ref": "2020 June 22, Alan Swann, “Peterborough United almost missed out on signing star man Ivan Toney, but now they are set to cash in big-time”, in Peterborough Telegraph:",
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          "ref": "2021 January 1, Paul Krugman, “Things Will Get Better. Seriously.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "But on other fronts there’s a clear case for optimism. Science has come to our rescue, big time, with the miraculously fast development of vaccines against the coronavirus.",
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        "By a large margin; with great significance."
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        "(informal) By a large margin; with great significance."
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          "ref": "2015 January 28, Hugo Martin, “American Airlines’ fuel-buying bet pays off in record profit”, in Los Angeles Times:",
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