time-honored

[ tahym-on-erd ]

adjective

1. revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance:

   a time-honored custom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of time-honored¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

This time-honored phenomenon has a name: The October surprise.

From The Daily Beast

Thus, the time-honored approach of separating the sick from the well is unlikely to prevent spread.

From The Daily Beast

A time-honored and noble legacy is kept alive by a yearning for discovery and exploration.

From The Daily Beast

Establishing a blue-ribbon commission in the midst of scandal is a time-honored Washington tradition.

From The Daily Beast

Writing about themselves having sex is a time-honored way for young women to get it.

From The Daily Beast

In accordance with the time-honored New England custom, on Sunday morning we had our “baked beans.”

From Project Gutenberg

They had met that evening, said the speaker, in accordance with a time-honored custom.

From Project Gutenberg

But blood will tell, and here he was in the time-honored custom of the family!

From Project Gutenberg

Such an innovation on the time-honored ways of South Plains had never been heard of before.

From Project Gutenberg

Time honored tradition had said: "Life can exist only where there is oxygen, water and warmth."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• classical
• conventional
• customary
• long-established
• usual