Big
Big adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Small time is an antonym for big.
Nearby Word: bigness
Small time
Both terms in one sentence
-
Robinson plays Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello, a small time crook that rises to the top of the big city underworld.
Source: Film / Little Caesar -
Check. It's a pre-code, alright.Small time hustler and part-time bellboy, Bert Harris (James Cagney), dreams of hitting the big leagues of con artistry, even going as far as having a scrapbook of great cons.
Source: Film / Blonde Crazy - The Batman: The Animated Series "The Man Who Killed Batman" provides us with one-time character Sid 'The Squid', a small time crook who wished to gain some cred as a big shot... And succeeded when he got in a scuffle with Batman and, completely by accident, apparently killed him.
Source: Villain Cred
Cite this Source
Small time and Big. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/big/small_time
Big & Small time. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/big/small_time>.
Small time or Big. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/big/small_time.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "big" and "small time" have occurred on timeline