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time-tested

time-tested

6 3.8
Proven to work well for a long time
  • adjective
  • /ˈtaɪmˌtɛstɪd/
translation icon : comprobado
  • The recipe was handed down through generations and is a time-tested favorite at family gatherings.
  • time-tested methods

And this has been time tested and it gives pretty useful stuff.

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Examples

  • These are real time tested regional favorites from around the country.

  • COUNSELOR: Here at Harmon College, we offer a highly structured, time-tested curriculum carefully designed to stimulate the young mind.

  • And this has been time tested and it gives pretty useful stuff.

  • Diversify your money with time tested assets, physical gold and silver today.

  • And so they have the institutional culture and some solid, time-tested processes in place to keep a good thing going.

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  • We work through those struggles together using time tested minimalist principles.

  • But the ones that we continue to go back to are the ones that are time tested, affordable and don't take a ton of time.

  • With more than 50 years of experience, the Kumon franchise system offers a time-tested model for success.

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  • Stockpiling is a time-tested strategy, as you are freezing the price today when you buy the goods.

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  • Reducing government-imposed barriers to the free flow of goods and services is one of the time-tested ways of achieving greater prosperity through trade.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

time-honored
vstime-tested
19 4.7

Valued and kept because people have done it for a long time

focuses on proven reliability rather than being valued by tradition
tried and true
vstime-tested
  • Informal
15 3.4

Known to work well because people used it before

emphasizes proven reliability over a long time rather than general dependability
tried and tested
vstime-tested
3 3.6

Often used for a long time because it works well

stresses long ongoing use rather than short testing
proven
vstime-tested
1 3.2

Shown by facts to be true and to work well

relies on evidence rather than long historical use as proof
time-tried
vstime-tested
6.3

Has worked well for many years

is the same meaning but uses a different verb form
established
vstime-tested
4.2

Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time

focuses on proven reliability from testing rather than general acceptance
well-tried
vstime-tested
3.8

Works well after many tests

stresses proven success over a long period rather than just thorough testing
tried
vstime-tested
2.0

Known to work well because people have used it before

adds the idea of prolonged time rather than only experience
tested
vstime-tested
2.5

Shown to work well after people try or use it

emphasizes reliability proven over a long period rather than short trials

Antonyms

28 4.6

Not tried before to check if it works

How Time-Tested

time-tested
6 3.8
proven
1 3.2
tried
2.0
untested
28 4.6

Surface Forms

time-tested positive

Morphology

time-tested = time + tested (transparent) = time + test + ed

The compound literally means 'tested by time' and the relation between components is clear to an average learner.

Etymology

Time-tested is made from the simple parts time and tested and means 'tested by time', like a tool or idea that has been tried for many years. So a time-tested method is one we trust because it has proved to work well over a long period.