time-tested

[tahym-tes-tid]

adjective

1. having proved valid, workable, or useful over a long span of time.

   a time-tested theory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of time-tested¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The combination of billionaire rabble and basement-dwelling rabble is a time-tested method for destroying democracy, as well as rationality and common decency.

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The state’s new deals with Google, Microsoft, Adobe and IBM allow these tech companies to recruit new users — a benefit for the companies — but the actual lessons aren’t time-tested, he said.

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It’s a lesson in how even subtle miscalculations in casting and directing can distort one’s impression of a time-tested work.

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She focused her campaign on lowering taxes and the burden of rising costs on middle class families, a time-tested message for Southern California conservatives that resonates with voters in the suburban district.

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The US and other Western nations have grown to accept Delhi’s stand, given India’s time-tested relationship with Moscow and its reliance on Russian military equipment.

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