old-time
Americanadjective
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belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc..
old-time sailing ships; an old-time piano player.
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being long established.
old-time residents.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of old-time
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Whether she directs that talent toward good or evil varies from episode to episode, but she embodies the scrappy, anarchic spirit of old-time New York.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
Francis, 48, says some of the old-time shoemakers have given up trying to create footwear from scratch, and now just fix the mass-produced shoes that have put them out of business.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
Ms. Lakshmi serves it on a bed of traditional Southern cheesy grits and suggests chowchow pickles, an old-time relish, as a side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Around here, we enjoy a good story about an old-time guy preserved in a bog.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025
Altogether there were four brothers—he, Henry, Walter, and Garland—and they epitomized old-time cool: suave, handsome black men who worked hard, drank hard, dressed well, liked fine women and new money.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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