Big Time

Definition: Big Time

Big Time

Noun

1. The highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Crosswords: Big Time

You'll never be big time because you're small time in your heart. (For Me and My Gal; writing credit: Fred F. Finklehoffe, Richard Sherman, and Sid Silvers.)

Well I mind, I mind big time! And you know what the worst part of it all is! I never learned to read! (Wayne's World; writing credit: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner. Based on the sketch from Saturday Night Live.)

Big time bitch? (Center Stage; writing credit: Carol Heikkinen)

Had ya big time (The X Files; writing credit: Chris Carter; Frank Spotnitz)

Big time lie. (Fathers' Day; writing credit: Francis Veber)

The biggest fool that ever hit the big time ("Act Naturally"; performing artist: The Beatles)

Big Time or Bust (1933)

Pathé-LeMaire Comedies: Big Time Charlie (1929)

Big Time (1929)

The Big Time (2000)

Queens of the Big Time (1996)

Big Time (performing artist: Peter Gabriel)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Big Time Olie (Rolie Polie Olie) (reference)

• Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• The Big Time (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Economic History

Venezuela

Theme parks in Florida and shopping are the big time sellers for Venezuelan tourists. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "big time": make big time. Additional references.

Czech

prvotřídní (champion, chance, choice, crack, first class, first rate, high-class, preeminent, star, sterling, tiptop, topflight, topnotch), prominentní (eminent, prominent). (various references)

French

réussir (make big time). (various references)

Hungarian

remekül érzi magát (have a big time, have a right royal time, have a royal time), kitűnően szórakozik (have a big time). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

桧舞台 (stage made of Japanese cypress, the big time, the limelight). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ひのきぶたい (stage made of Japanese cypress, the big time, the limelight). (various references)

Pig Latin

igbay imetay

Russian 

успех (advance, advancement, big hand, do, eclat, hit, luck, purpose, strides, success). (various references)

Spanish

influyente (influential). (various references)

Turkish

yüksek rütbeli (eminent, high ranking, of high degree), önemli (big, capital, consequential, considerable, emphatic, emphatical, eventful, fateful, grand, grave, great, gut, healthy, heavy, high, historic, historical, important, leading, major, momentous, noteworthy, of importance, of note, of weight, prominent, respectable, serious, significant, smart, solemn, star, substantial, top-line, urgent, weighty, worthy). (various references)

Ukranian 

успіх (achievement, advance, advancement, career, hit, luck, prosperity, success), успішний (effective, prosperous, successful, useful), вистава (dramatics, performance, playacting, presentment, program, programme, spectacle), видатний (conspicuous, egregious, eminent, extant, laureate, leading, notable, noted, only, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent, remarkable, shining, signal, stellar, transcendent, walloping). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: bite, emit, gibe, item, mite, time.

-4 letters: beg, bet, big, bit, gem, get, gib, gie, git, meg, met, mib, mig, teg, tie.

-5 letters: be, bi, em, et, it, me, mi, ti.

+2 letters: bemisting, timbering.

+3 letters: bevomiting, ignimbrite, thimblerig, timberings.

+4 letters: ambiguities, embittering, embrittling, ignimbrites, imbittering, immitigable, thimblerigs.

+5 letters: disambiguate, metabolizing, resubmitting.

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