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big time

(slang)

a lot He owes her big time for all the favors she's done for him. I got screwed big time when I signed that agreement.

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big time

  (informal)

very much He really owes her big time for everything she has done for him. The school was into discipline big time.

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big time

1. An enjoyable or exciting time, as in The children came home exhausted but happy; they really had a big time at the circus. [Mid-1800s]

2. The highest or most important level in any enterprise, as in I knew that when I made it through the last audition, I was finally in the big time. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see big league.

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big time

1. n. the high level of success. I’ve finally reached the big time!

2. and big-time mod. outstanding; extravagant. This is one of your real big-time stars.

3. and big-time mod. felonious. (Underworld.) Frank is into big-time stuff now.

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