the big time

(informal)

the time when someone is famous or successful Miss Lee hit the big time (= became famous) after winning a talent contest. The band is hoping to return to the big time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hughie	HYOO-ee	English
Gaston	gas-TAWN	French
Florencia	flo-REN-thyah (Spanish), flo-REN-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Arkadi	ahr-KAH-dee	Russian
Salah Al-Din	-	Arabic
Lana	['lænə]