once upon a time

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).
2. (not-comparable) Formerly.

Synonyms

once

long ago

at one time

formerly

long time ago

a long time

long time in the past

in the beginning

one day

since

Translations

es war einmal

érase una vez

era uma vez

il était une fois

er was eens

c’era una volta

había una vez

hi havia una vegada

vor langer Zeit

era una vez

jadis

això era una vegada

كان يا ماكان

olim

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/