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
Mcgill[mə'gil]
Kartik-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Ager['eidʒə]
Tomer-Hebrew
StiofÁNshtee-FAWNIrish
Thomson['tɔmsn]