big time
In major leagues
Big time means the top level of achievement or success in a field, especially entertainment or sports: She finally made it to the big time.
As an adverb or adjective, it emphasizes scale or intensity—something done in a major way: He messed up big time, a big-time Hollywood producer.
The phrase suggests arriving at a level where the stakes and rewards are substantial.
Public recognition, widespread
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- limelightCenter of public notice
spotlight · recognition · breakthrough · making it · top tier · elite · major league · household name
Performing arts sector, casually
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- headlinerTop-billed performer
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
blockbuster · premiere · extravaganza · spectacle · main stage · arena tour · stadium show · network television
To vast extent
- massivelyTo a huge degree
- enormouslyTo vast degree
- tremendouslyTo a vast degree
- immenselyTo vast degree
greatly · significantly · vastly · extremely · majorly · profoundly · seriously · really
fame
Public recognition, widespread
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
limelight · spotlight · recognition · breakthrough · making it · top tier · elite · major league · household name · A-list
showbiz
Performing arts sector, casually
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- headlinerTop-billed performer
marquee · blockbuster · premiere · extravaganza · spectacle · main stage · arena tour · stadium show · network television · major label
hugely
To vast extent
- massivelyTo a huge degree
- enormouslyTo vast degree
- tremendouslyTo a vast degree
immensely · greatly · significantly · vastly · extremely · majorly · profoundly · seriously · really · totally
- casual intensifiersreally, very, super, totally, pretty
- time sayingscarpe diem, seize the day, better late than never, tempus fugit, haste makes waste
- California TribesMohave, Mojave, Paiute, Washoe, Shasta
big timesmall time
Lacking significance or scope
minor league · bush league · small potatoes · minor · amateur
big timebarely
Only just, almost not
hardly · slightly · scarcely · not at all · a little
big timesmall-time
Of little significance
small potatoes · minor · insignificant · trivial · negligible
time, big, pastime, lifetime, bedtime, daytime, bigger, biggest, bigly