The difference between One-time and Past

When used as nouns, one-time means the police, whereas past means the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

When used as adjectives, one-time means of or pertaining to a specific time in the past, whereas past means having already happened.


One-time is also verb with the meaning: to shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.

Past is also preposition with the meaning: beyond in place, quantity or time.

Past is also adverb with the meaning: in a direction that passes.

check bellow for the other definitions of One-time and Past

  1. One-time as an adjective (UK):

    Of or pertaining to a specific time in the past.

    Examples:

    "He was the one-time president of the club."

  2. One-time as an adjective (UK):

    Occurring only on one occasion.

    Examples:

    "He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error."

  1. One-time as a verb (soccer, ice hockey):

    To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.

  1. One-time as a noun (US, slang):

    The police.

  1. Past as a noun:

    The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

    Examples:

    "a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past"

  2. Past as a noun (grammar):

    The past tense.

  1. Past as an adjective:

    Having already happened; in the past; finished.

    Examples:

    "'past glories"

  2. Past as an adjective (postmodifier):

    Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.

  3. Past as an adjective:

    Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.

    Examples:

    "during the past year"

  4. Past as an adjective (grammar):

    Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.

    Examples:

    "'past tense"

  1. Past as an adverb:

    in a direction that passes

    Examples:

    "synonyms by"

    "I watched him walk past"

  2. Past as an adverb:

    Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.

    Examples:

    "Ignore them, we'll play past them."

    "Please don't drive past the fruit stand, I want to stop there."

  1. Past as a preposition:

    Beyond in place, quantity or time.

    Examples:

    "the room past mine"

    "count past twenty"

    "past midnight"

  2. Past as a preposition:

    No longer capable of.

    Examples:

    "I'm past caring what he thinks of me."

  3. Past as a preposition:

    Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).

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