one-time
- adjective
- /ˈwʌn taɪm/
- By definition, a one-time subsidy cannot cause a permanent increase in consumer demand.
- a one-time event
- a one-time cost
- a one-time payment
I have a feeling it was like a one time launch.
- I have a feeling it was like a one time launch.
- So forgiveness is a process, not a one time event.
- So twice, OK, this isn't a one time deal right here.
- OK, now, yeah, no, it's a one time bet.
- But healing is not a one time event.
- The other half, obviously, is to receive to because the gift of life is not a one time gift.
- This is a one time payment.
- I don't mean jump off a Cliff, but I went skydiving once, you know, and that was one time only.
- And you know, So what I thought would be a one time phone call, then I thought, well, I'll go visit him and it'll be a one time visit.
- I'm saying throughout life, right, That's a one time thing where it's like what I'm saying, right.
- What I mean, when that went through, you know, I, I think a normal person probably would have said, wow, that was a one time thing got away with it.
- That's it's not a one time thing you tried, but do another, do another version like relationships.
- They sent me like a a replenishment one time of all the shampoos and this and it's so thank you, Kara Stiles.
Examples
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And then he says, look, this is a one time only offer.
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With that in mind, Metro City Bank is offering a one-time Christmas bonus.
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I have a feeling it was like a one time launch.
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And it may be a one time thing, all right?
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Life decisions are those things that you make one time because they represent core values.
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So this is a one time fee and this is a subscription.
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Too bad this is only a one-time thing...
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That was a one-time deal.
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Subscribers pay about $250 as a one-time equipment deposit, then about what cable television runs.
Academic text (1995) -
Metro City Bank is offering a one-time Christmas bonus to its employees.
Synonyms
An event that happens only once and is not repeated
Not happening again after the first time
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
One-time comes from the parts one + time, meaning 'one occasion' or 'only once'. So a one-time event or offer happens 'only once' and is not repeated.