once upon a time
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Pronunciation: /ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/
adv
- A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).
“Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a beautiful princess.”
“There was once upon a time a charcoal-burner who had a son, and he was also a charcoal-burner.”
- Formerly.
“Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy […] Songwriters, once upon a time, wrote songs for the masses.”