once upon a time

sometime,a time,one time,it comes at the beginning of bed time stories

once upon a time in mexico there were two gangsters....
grandma:do you want to hear a bed time story,
grandchild:yes,sure
grandma:once upon a time there was a pedophile...

by axelrad1993 October 6, 2010

this is your life and it is ending one minute at a time

Catch-phrase from Chuck Palahniuk's breakthrough novel Fight Club, and the David Fincher movie based on it. This is your life and it is ending one minute at a time. Reminder of mortality, prod in the back to go out and do something with yourself.

This is your life and it is ending one minute at a time, boy.

by Fearman May 28, 2008

at a time

Separately in the specified groups or numbers.

Often used in the phrase one thing at a time.

After five blocks he went through the door of the hotel and climbed the stairs two at a time.
Things will go better if you work on one thing at a time.

by Blueyes October 30, 2014

have a whale of a time

To have a great time, to have fun.

We can have a whale of a time rediscovering the marvellous sights of our own town.

by maryloouwe March 11, 2012

Having a time

Having difficulty at any given time with ones current situation.

Bro1: you look depressed, dude.
Bro2: yaaa, my gf just dumped me. I’m having a time rn

by Pienapple May 16, 2019

One day at a time

Ateez’s song, one of the most beautiful, I love them stan ateez

stan ateez every time and all day not only one day at a time

by atiny00 May 26, 2022

and I have a time machine in my backyard!

Meaning that you're practically saying it's bullshit.

Person 1: Oh, I got all A's for my report card!
Person 2: Yeah sure you did, 'and I have a time machine in my backyard!'

by Awesomedefs August 3, 2017