CEFR B1

onetime

adjective

Meaning

onetime means (principally US) Former. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as onetime.
A onetime tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: past, quondam, sometime

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onetime (B1)

adjective

Definition

onetime means (principally US) Former. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as onetime.
A onetime tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became onetime after the announcement.

How to Use onetime

onetime + noun (collocation): Use onetime before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a onetime reaction."
become onetime (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became onetime near the end."

Synonyms of onetime

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