Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-time

/wˈʌntˈaɪm/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 6.07 in modern English

Syllables: one--time
IPA: /wˈʌntˈaɪm/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.

adj

Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.

verb

To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.

noun

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"He was the one-time president of the club."
"His one-time investment in a brickyard had put the idea into his head—an idea that he decided was a good one, for it enabled him to suggest that she ride along with him to inspect the quarry."
"Pollyanna never doubted now that John Pendleton was her Aunt Polly's one-time lover; […]"
"The old Ramsgate Harbour station of the one-time South Eastern Railway was a case in point, as also the stations in the Isle of Wight that you name, such as Ventnor West."
"Has the one-time wonder fuel become the new asbestos – not to say mustard gas?"
"one-time charge/payment"

Usage

American usage
Slang

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

onetime (alternative) one-times (present, singular) one-timing (participle, present) one-timed (participle, past) one-timed (past) the one-time (canonical)

Derived Forms

OTP

Phrases

one-time pad one-timer

Frequently Paired Words

one-timer

Synonyms

former past sometime antecedent anterior earlier erstwhile ex foregone hitherto old olden

Homonyms

onetime

Rhymes With

time all-time part-time crime prime climb lime dime rhyme sublime slime lyme

Questions

How do you pronounce one-time?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈʌntˈaɪm/.
What does one-time mean?: Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.

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