Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Occurring or undertaken only once.
  • adjective Having been in the past; former.
  • adjective Sports Relating to or being a shot made from a pass that is not stopped prior to shooting.
  • transitive verb To shoot (a ball or puck) directly from a pass.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Sometime; former; whilom: as, with their one-time king.
  • At once; without delay.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a specific time in the past.
  • adjective Occurring only on one occasion.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective belonging to some prior time

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word one-time.

Examples

  • He had given himself what he called a one-time waiver in the previous election, and was now going against his prior commitment not to extend his hold over both offices.

    The Scorpion’s Tail Zahid Hussain 2010

  • Henry has spent the last several years redeeming himself following a five-year stint in prison for armed robbery, which he describes as a one-time mistake that stemmed from a desperate and ill-conceived plan to gain money to help his family save their house in Washington, D.C.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Soon there appeared in Williamsburg a man named John Short, who was described as a one-time participant in the counterfeiting.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • Soon there appeared in Williamsburg a man named John Short, who was described as a one-time participant in the counterfeiting.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • Soon there appeared in Williamsburg a man named John Short, who was described as a one-time participant in the counterfeiting.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • Soon there appeared in Williamsburg a man named John Short, who was described as a one-time participant in the counterfeiting.

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • And in this world, there are always -- it's kind of a gray area we define as a one-time item or not.

    unknown title 2011

  • In its judgement, reached in July but only now revealed, the UNHRC said: "Even if the obligation to remove the turban for the identity photograph might be described as a one-time requirement, it would potentially interfere with the author's Ranjit Singh's freedom of religion on a continuing basis."

    BBC News - Home 2012

  • In that $47 million, how much is one-time expenses, whether it be inventory mark up or whatever you would call one-time in nature?

    unknown title 2011

  • The world remains in the early stages of a long period of major demand growth, and so-called one-time events in the industry that constrain supply now occur each quarter.

    unknown title 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.