one-time
adjectiveverbnounattested in dialogue
- Australia
Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
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.
- 2
Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.
one-time charge/payment
He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error.
Even if an attacker manages to intercept a one-time password, that password has already been used and is no longer usable to authenticate.
verb
- 1
To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.
Basel's good moment continued, and in stoppage time of the first half, Streller released Salah with a clever pass down the middle and the young Egyptian one-timed the ball over Čech.
noun
- 1
slangThe police.
Ayo, it's Hell on Earth Whose necks are gonna be first? The projects is front line And the enemy is one-time I ain't gotta tell you It's right in front of your eyes
Forms
- past tense
- one-timed
- past participle
- one-timed
- present participle
- one-timing
- third person singular
- one-times
one-time · Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
one-way · Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction;…ones · A senior or first team (as opposed to a reserves team).ongoing · Continuing, permanent, lasting.