“One time” should be written as two words when it’s a noun form. We can also use it as a basic phrase to simply show that it is referring to one particular time.

The meaning of ONETIME is former, sometime. How to use onetime in a sentence.

ONE-TIME definition: having been as specified at one time; former. See examples of one-time used in a sentence.

One-time is used to describe something such as a job, position, or role which someone used to have, or something which happened in the past.

In 21st-century North America usage, one-time, with a hyphen, means occurring only once. For instance, a payment you have to make only once is a one-time payment.

one-time adjective (ONCE ONLY) paid, given, intended to be used, etc. once only:

Jul 4, 2012 · 1. having been as specified at one time; former. 2. occurring, done, etc., only once. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright …