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time-honored

time-honored

19 4.7
Valued and kept because people have done it for a long time
  • adjective
  • /ˈtaɪmˌhɒnərd/
translation icon : consagrado
  • You may then want to use a time-honored technique to extend the range: vocal exploration.
  • time-honored tradition
  • time-honored technique
  • time-honored approach

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Examples

  • The arts are as important as the sciences: they are time-honored ways of learning, knowing, and expressing.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Community involvement in music making is a time-honored tradition that is experiencing a joyful resurgence.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Most of the papers presented there discussed some new questions about that time-honored subject, big men.

    Academic text (1990)

  • His actions have the character of a ritual: each thing being done just so, in time-honored fashion.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • As for me, well, I like to start off each semester with a certain time-honored tradition.

    National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)

  • And so now we carry on this time honored tradition of inviting alumni to come back and welcome the new graduates.

  • Today, many undergraduate and graduate students try their hand at the time-honored enterprise of devising new lyrics to well-known melodies.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Billy Morrissette's film Scotland, PA, set in Pennsylvania in 1975, continues the time-honored tradition of adapting Macbeth.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The orchestra performed a time-honored piece that has been beloved for generations.

  • Every spring, the village celebrates a time-honored festival that attracts visitors from all over.

Synonyms

traditional
vstime-honored
994 1.5

Following long-held customs and ways of doing things

is valued for long history that earns respect rather than mere custom
age-old
vstime-honored
38 4.2

Very old and present for a long time

is respected because long existence is tied to tradition, not just age
venerable
vstime-honored
  • Formal
29 7.5

Worthy of deep respect because of old age or good character

is respected because of long existence and upheld customs
storied
vstime-honored
12 6.7

A person, team, or place known for a famous history

is respected because its long tradition earns value rather than fame
time-tested
vstime-honored
6 3.8

Proven to work well for a long time

is valued for long tradition and respect rather than proven reliability alone
hoary
vstime-honored
  • Literature
3 9.9

Exists for a very long time, often about traditions, stories, or ideas

is respected for long use and continued tradition
established
vstime-honored
4.2

Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time

is respected for long existence and upheld tradition rather than simple acceptance
oldline
vstime-honored
  • Literature
7.9

Part of a family or company that has been around for a long time and keeps old ways

is respected for long existence and upheld tradition rather than for conservatism
historied
vstime-honored
8.4

With a long, famous past

is respected for long tradition and continuing value, not only for past fame

Antonyms

modern
∞ 1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

newfangled
9 7.9

Recently made and thought too modern or unnecessary

How Traditional

ancient
∞ 3.4
time-honored
19 4.7
new
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

time-honored positive
time honoured positive

Morphology

time-honored = time + honored (transparent) = time + honor + ed

The meaning is directly built from 'honored' qualified by 'time' (respected because it has existed for a long time), which is straightforward for learners who know the components.

Etymology

Time-honored comes from the simple parts time and honor, and it literally means 'respected by time'. Think of an old custom or recipe that people trust because it has lasted a long time. That is why time-honored describes traditions or practices that are kept and valued over the years.