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big time
1
noun
big time
1
the big time
informal
AP
PG
the position of being very famous or important, for example in the entertainment business or in politics
:
The 46-year-old author has finally
hit the big time
.
—
big-time
adjective
[
only before noun
]
big-time cocaine dealers
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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