time-tested
[ tahym-tes-tid ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌtɛs tɪd /
adjective
having proved valid, workable, or useful over a long span of time: a time-tested theory.
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Origin of time-tested
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby time-tested
time study, time suck, Time's wingéd chariot, time switch, timetable, time-tested, time travel, time trial, time value, time warp, time was
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