time-honored
[tahym-on-erd]
- revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
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Also especially British, time-hon·oured.
Origin of time-honored
First recorded in 1585–95
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Examples from the Web for time-honored
Contemporary Examples
This time-honored phenomenon has a name: The October surprise.
Thus, the time-honored approach of separating the sick from the well is unlikely to prevent spread.
U.N. Calls Middle East Polio Outbreak ‘Greatest Polio Challenge in History’Kent Sepkowitz
April 9, 2014
A time-honored and noble legacy is kept alive by a yearning for discovery and exploration.
Establishing a blue-ribbon commission in the midst of scandal is a time-honored Washington tradition.
Writing about themselves having sex is a time-honored way for young women to get it.
Historical Examples
Paul eyed the time-honored weapon that dangled from the youngster's hand.
SlingshotIrving W. Lande
The historic and time-honored art of empire-building is the only art they know.
The Psychology of NationsG.E. Partridge
Ur, as we have seen, was the time-honored seat of the Moon-god.
ChaldeaZnade A. Ragozin
They chattered noisily, with the time-honored jokes about apples and bananas.
The Bill-ToppersAndre Castaigne
"The time-honored tale of Indian uprising," said Willett airily.
Tonio, Son of the SierrasCharles King
Word Origin and History for time-honored
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper