time tested
Proven by age
Proven reliable through long use or experience.
Something time-tested has demonstrated its worth over years or generations: a time-tested recipe, time-tested methods of conflict resolution.
The phrase endorses tradition and durability—what has worked before will likely work again.
- provenEstablished as fact
- triedMade an attempt
- establishedFormally set up
- trustedEarned belief in
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
tool · dependable · classic · enduring · venerable · validated · benchmarked · long-lasting · steadfast · ancestral · gold standard · resilient · tried and true · practical · effective · trustworthy · credible · honed
time testedunproven
Not yet established
untested · experimental · unverified · untried · unreliable
time testednewfangled
Modern in unwelcome way
brand new · brand-new · novel · cutting-edge · innovative
time testedrisky
Involving possible harm
experimental · untried · adventurous · pioneering · bleeding-edge
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