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time-tried

time-tried

6.3
Has worked well for many years
  • adjective
  • /taɪm traɪd/
translation icon : comprobado
  • This time-tried strategy has helped us succeed in every project we undertake.

Examples

  • Her time-tried recipe for chocolate cake has never failed to impress guests.

  • The only thing that is left of the age-old, time-tried tradition is the sale of rat caps for freshmen, and after Orientation week, this is forgotten.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The time-tried methods of the ancient builders still inspire modern architects.

Synonyms

time-honored
vstime-tried
19 4.7

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

focuses on proven reliability over long time rather than tradition-based respect
tried and true
vstime-tried
  • Informal
15 3.4

Known to work well because people used it before

focuses on long established reliability rather than general dependability
time-tested
vstime-tried
6 3.8

Proven to work well for a long time

is the alternative form with the same meaning
tried and tested
vstime-tried
3 3.6

Often used for a long time because it works well

stresses proof over a longer continuous period
well-tried
vstime-tried
3.8

Works well after many tests

places more weight on long-term use than on thorough testing
tried
vstime-tried
2.0

Known to work well because people have used it before

adds a long time element rather than general experience
tested
vstime-tried
2.5

Shown to work well after people try or use it

adds the long duration requirement rather than mere proof

Antonyms

223 4.7

Using tests or trials to check new ideas

28 4.9

Not shown to be true or to work

How Reliable

proven
1 3.2
time-tried
6.3
reliable
358 2.7
dependable
47 2.3

Surface Forms

time-tried positive

Morphology

time-tried = time + tried (transparent) = time + try + ed

Formed by combining 'time' and the adjective 'tried' (tested); the meaning 'tested and proven over time' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word time-tried comes from the parts time and tried, where tried means 'tested' and time means 'for a long period'. So a time-tried method is one that has been proved reliable 'over time', like a 'tried and true' recipe that keeps working.