time-tested

adjective

Tested and proved to be reliable over a period of time.

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testedtriedtried and truereliabledependable
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Meanings

adjectivetime-tested (comparative more time-tested, superlative most time-tested)

comparative more time-tested · superlative most time-tested · alternative time tested

  1. Tested and proved to be reliable over a period of time.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetested and proved to be reliable

Similar
testedtriedtried and truereliabledependable
Also see
dependablereliabletriedtried and true

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

time-tested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-tested

MLA

“time-tested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-tested. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time-tested,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-tested.

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