small time



small time

A modest or minor level of achievement, as in Her success took her out of the small time to prime-time television. This expression was originally used in vaudeville for second-rate theaters and productions. [Early 1900s] Also see big time, def. 2.
See also: small, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaeMAYEnglish
Aser-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Seleucus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Fionnlagh-Irish, Scottish
Zawisza-Polish (Archaic)
Iuliana-Romanian, Ancient Roman