tried and true vs time-tested

tried and true and time-tested both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tried and true	No	Yes	No	No
time-tested	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, tried and true and time-tested are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of tried and true include tested, tried.

tried and true (adjective)	time-tested (adjective)
tested and proved to be reliable	tested and proved to be reliable