two-time

American  

[too-tahym] / ˈtuˌtaɪm /

verb (used with object)

Informal.

two-times, present (3rd person singular) two-timed, past participle, past two-timing present participle

1. to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).

2. to double-cross.

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two-time British  

verb

1. informal to deceive (someone, esp a lover) by carrying on a relationship with another

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• two-timer
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• two-timing
  present
• two-timed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• two-time
  simple
• two-times
  simple
• have two-timed
  perfect
• has two-timed
  perfect
• am two-timing
  progressive
• are two-timing
  progressive
• is two-timing
  progressive
• have been two-timing
  perfect progressive
• has been two-timing
  perfect progressive

Past

• two-timed
  simple
• had two-timed
  perfect
• was two-timing
  progressive
• were two-timing
  progressive
• had been two-timing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will two-time
  simple
• will have two-timed
  perfect
• will be two-timing
  progressive
• will have been two-timing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of two-time

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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two-time two-times two-timed two-timing

A two-time Pro Bowl selection, he has gone 52-43 as a starter and has passed for 24,820 yards with 163 touchdowns and 58 interceptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“I mean, two all-time greats?” said recently signed cornerback Jaylen Watson, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

He is the winner of the 2026 Aldo Beckman Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage and a two-time recipient of the White House Correspondents Association award for deadline news reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The two-time world champion has not fought since surviving the car crash in Nigeria last December that claimed the lives of close friends Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz" Ayodele.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Porter Collins, a two-time Olympic oars-man who had worked with Eisman at Chilton Investment and never really understood why the guy with the bright ideas wasn’t given more authority, came along too.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

His firm plans to launch both two-times long and short SpaceX exchange-traded funds on Monday, offering investors ways to either increase or hedge their exposure.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

A common rule of thumb says to buy builders at one-times book value and sell at two-times.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

TD Cowen’s Steven Green says in a report that the stream is valued at roughly two-times the net asset value, calling the terms “attractive” given his estimated NAV 5% of $327 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

But the day ended badly for all Wales fans as the team failed to reproduce the form which saw them crush two-times champions Australia earlier in the tournament.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023

Matilda stood up and began to say the two-times table.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

The first time she landed a pilot — the first time she was ever on a series set — was as poor, frumpy, unwitting, two-timed yet unsinkable Martha Hanson on FX’s acclaimed “The Americans.”

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2017

“Ring the alarm,” Beyoncé once sang of being two-timed, before enumerating the stuff of hers this other woman would never touch.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2016

"I was being two-timed for one of the lesser Spices?"

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2015

But although he admits he two-timed almost all his exes, they all still talk to him, except for actor Britt Ekland, who "bloody hates" him.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2012

Even as things fall apart, when the romantic hero who’s been wooing sweet, oblivious Giselle turns out to be a two-timing duke in disguise, there’s little disruption in the gentle quality of this production.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022

His campaign for student body president saw two-timing, backstabbing, and the occasional dose of advice from his beloved mother, played by Gwyneth Paltrow.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2020

In the film's strongest moments, he faces the empty excess of his life, from his two-timing fiancée to his ridiculous image on a Sunset Strip billboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2015

Some questions and points to ponder for all you good listeners: Is Capone’s right-hand man, D’Angelo, two-timing Capone or the feds?

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2014

“So, what, you just hang out with your ex-boyfriend after school? Does he even know about me? Are you two-timing both of us?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera