old-time adjective 2old time noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.He likes to listen to old-time music. •Ancient; persisting since ancient times.Had a pterodactyl swooped down from those old-time crags, it would hardly have been out of place. — 1931 old time noun[usually plural]1 •A time in the past. formsold times · more old-time · most old-time