old time

adj, noun — 3 senses

old-time

adjalso spelled old-time

Etymology From old + time.

1

From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.

He likes to listen to old-time music.

2

Ancient; persisting since ancient times.

Had a pterodactyl swooped down from those old-time crags, it would hardly have been out of place.1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 97:

Derived terms: old-time country, old-timely, old-timer, old-timey, old-timy

old time

noun

1

Plural normally A time in the past.

Derived terms: for old times' sake, old-time

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