New
New adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.
One time
One time adverb - On one occasion.
Both terms in one sentence
- In the Discworld novel Lords and Ladies, though neither character is actually new, it does come as a bit of a surprise to learn that Mustrum Ridcully and Esmerelda Weatherwax were, at one time, An Item (and are explicitly stated to be married in an alternate reality).
Source: New Old Flame -
A similar situation occurred when Jon went to buy a new wastebasket and tried to pay with cash (he'd cut up all his credit cards after Garfield had abused them one time too many).
Source: What Are Records? - In The Powerpuff Girls, Professor Utonium creates a new pet called B.E.E.B.O, telling the girl that he only needed to be fed one time in his life.
Source: Too Many Cooks Spoil the Soup
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