One-time
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: One-time is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
More Meanings
- Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.
- (soccer, ice hockey) To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.
- (US, slang) The police.
Example Sentences
one-time charge/payment
He was the one-time president of the club.
He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error.
Has the one-time wonder fuel become the new asbestos – not to say mustard gas?
Word Forms
- onetime
- one-times
- one-timing
- one-timed
Synonyms for one-time
Depending on context, synonyms include past, sometime, antecedent, anterior, earlier, erstwhile.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonrecurring, one-off, once-in-a-lifetime, onetime, one-shot, occasional.
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