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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially : exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller

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Rose is baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,256. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Fletcher has 20 career rushing touchdowns in two-and-a-half seasons at Miami, one shy of tying Clinton Portis for 10th all-time in UM history. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025 The Grizzlies improved to 22-4 all-time against Sac State in a series dating back to 1993. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025 What Makes This Dip So Good Inspired by one of our most popular recipes of all-time, Tennessee Onions, this rich and savory appetizer version calls on many of the same simple and inexpensive ingredients. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-time

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of all-time was in 1910

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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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