one-time en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
Has the one-time wonder fuel become the new asbestos – not to say mustard gas?
2017 April 13, Adam Forrest, “The death of diesel: has the one-time wonder fuel become the new asbestos?”, in The Guardian:The old Ramsgate Harbour station of the one-time South Eastern Railway was a case in point, as also the stations in the Isle of Wight that you name, such as Ventnor West.
1945 July and August, “The Why and The Wherefore: Station Turntables”, in Railway Magazine, page 241, reply to J. A. Drew:Pollyanna never doubted now that John Pendleton was her Aunt Polly's one-time lover; […]
1913, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 18, in Pollyanna, L.C. Page, →OCLC:His one-time investment in a brickyard had put the idea into his head—an idea that he decided was a good one, for it enabled him to suggest that she ride along with him to inspect the quarry.
1910, Jack London, chapter XIII, in Burning Daylight:He was the one-time president of the club.
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(not-comparable) Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.
one-time charge/payment
Even if an attacker manages to intercept a one-time password, that password has already been used and is no longer usable to authenticate.
2007, Markus Jakobsson, Steven Myers, Phishing and Countermeasures, Wiley, →ISBN:He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| onetime | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
past · precedent · previous · erstwhile · sometime · antecedent · old · former · sometime · earlier · whilom · hitherto · anterior · past · quondam · preceding · one-off · foregone · former · prior · ex · olden · used-to-be
Translations (21)
de einmalig (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · bg еднократен (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · pl jednorazowy (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · uk однокра́тний (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · be аднаразо́вы (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · eo unufoja (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · pl jednokrotny (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · el πρώην (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · hu egykori (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · eo iama (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · ru однокра́тный (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · fi ainutkertainen (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · fi entinen (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · hu egyszeri (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · bg някогашен (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · de ehemalig (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · de einstig (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past — see also former, erstwhile) · uk однора́зо́вий (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · cs jednorázový (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · ka ერთჯერადი (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off) · el εφάπαξ (occurring only on one occasion — see also one-off)