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one-time

or one·time

[ wuhn-tahym ]

/ ˈwʌnˌtaɪm /

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adjective

having been as specified at one time; former: my one-time partners.

occurring, done, or accomplished only once: his one-time try at elective office.

Origin of one-time

First recorded in 1880–85

SYNONYMS FOR one-time

1 previous, earlier, past.

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Words nearby one-time

one-star, one-step, one-stop, one-suiter, one-tailed, one-time, one-to-one, one-track, one-track mind, one-trick pony, one-two

Example sentences from the Web for one-time

Voters easily chose Booker over his Republican opponent, recent Garden State transplant and one-time conservative hero Jeff Bell.

Cory Booker Wins Big in New Jersey |Olivia Nuzzi |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Susli, the one-time chemistry grad student, started helping Lloyd and Postol with research into hexamine.

The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad |Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy |October 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The whole stack was re-evaluated—a “one-time decision,” said a memo from the advisory council, due to “extraneous circumstances.”

At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’ |ProPublica |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She's well spoken, educated, and sober—a far cry from the one-time face of the adult world, Jenna Jameson.

Porn Keeps Up with the Kardashians: Belle Knox on the Mainstreaming of Adult Stars |Aurora Snow |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The one-time anti-bullying champion let his attorney seek to lump the victim together with the victimizer.

Ray Rice Should Have Remembered His 'Kindness' Anti-Bullying Wristband |Michael Daly |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A brief description of this one-time notorious rendezvous of freebooters might not be out of place.

Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates |Howard Pyle
It cannot be done; for however numerous the possibilities may be, the actual deed is a one-time affair.

The Goose Man |Jacob Wassermann
Yea, all eyes were upon the pretty, witty Nell; the one-time orange-girl; now queen of the theatre, and the idol of the Lane.

Mistress Nell |George C. Hazelton, Jr.
Karara Trehern of the Alii, the one-time Hawaiian god-chieftain line, was an exceedingly pretty girl.

Key Out of Time |Andre Alice Norton
The sculptor Carrier-Belleuse is now in possession of Karr's old rooms, and his studio covers the one-time garden.

The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2) |Benjamin Ellis Martin

British Dictionary definitions for one-time

one-time

adjective

(prenominal) at some time in the past; former

adverb

Caribbean informal at once