big time

See also bigtime, and big-time

English

Noun

big time (usually uncountable; plural big times)

1. The highest, or most prestigious level in any field, especially in entertainment.
   • 2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton [1]

     This was a rare whiff of the big-time for a club whose staple diet became top-flight football for so long - the glamour was in short supply, however. Thousands of empty seats and the driving Yorkshire rain saw to that.

Synonyms

• (highest level in a field): big league, major league

Derived terms

• big-time, bigtime
• big-timer