big time
noun, adverb, verb
big time is a noun meaning “The highest, or most prestigious level in any field, especially in entertainment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-I-G-T-I-M-E. The plural of big time is big times.
What does big time mean?
noun
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The highest, or most prestigious level in any field, especially in entertainment.
adverb
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informalBy a large margin; with great significance.
adjective
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Alternative form of bigtime.
adverb
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Alternative form of bigtime.
verb
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informalTo act superior to (someone), for example by talking down to them or ignoring them.
"You leave Micovi and you big-time me?" […] I wasn't big-timing you or ignoring you I guess I just lost track.
verb
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Alternative spelling of big-time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce big time?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-big_time.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of big time
- big times plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- big-time
- bigtime
- more big time comparative
- most big time superlative
- big timing participle, present
- big timed participle, past
- big-times present, singular, he/she/it
- big-timing participle, present
- big-timed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with big time
Also written: bigtime (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Big time in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense adverb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | rotundamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.