one-time

Or one·time

[wuhn-tahym]

adjective

1. having been as specified at one time; former.

   my one-time partners.

   Synonyms: past, previous

2. occurring, done, or accomplished only once.

   his one-time try at elective office.

one-time

adjective

1. (prenominal) at some time in the past; former

adverb

1. informal,  at once

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-time¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

“And we’re a plucky group of one-time adventurers. You do the math.”

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Schreiber told Meyers that the health scare was a one-time incident, and he was able to push forward with the play.

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A one-time transfer outperforms an equal-installments method in most tax situations, research finds.

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I wouldn’t be surprised if, after several years of subpar economic performance, Beijing has a one-time pickup in growth.

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First, we assumed a one-time conversion where the investor pulls the full $1 million, pays taxes at the marginal tax rates, then deposits it into a Roth IRA.

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