big time

Example Sentences

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I was working in nightclubs, all of my friends were in nightclubs, so I lived that big time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"That's a big time play for us older heads... We know how to keep our heads and execute."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

And when you look there, you’ll see that Jerome Powell and the Fed have cut rates — big time.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Released in November 1990, the album was the band's third and saw them break into the big time, eventually rising to number four in the UK album charts.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The skin tones were a little flat, but they were good enough to bring my mind big time to Mtisha.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers