all-timer
noun
all-tim·er
ˈȯl-ˌtī-mər 
US
: an exceptional person or thing that is regarded as the best or as among the best of all time
… the fifth game of the National League Championship series, in San Diego, which was an all-timer by any measure …—
Roger Angell
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Blue is an all-timer of an album, and Spotify had to go without it for a couple years.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
Make the look all your own—sorry, Dad—with some cherry-red heels and an on-trend rosette bag that elevate this outfit into all-timer territory.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
By Sean Gregory February 12, 2024 12:55 AM EST
The drive, beautifully sculpted in Las Vegas, an all-timer orchestrated by a potential GOAT who now leads a dynasty, started on the 25-yard line.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Oh, if the Lions lose Sunday or win Sunday and lose in the Super Bowl, and then find their way back in the next few years and win it all, that’ll be the all-timer for the franchise, no doubt.
—Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
This is a great category that should come down to the final seasons of all-timers Succession and Better Call Saul.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Mellencamp has played nearly a dozen Indiana shows over the past year, but here's one final chance on the tour for the homers, the lifers, the all-timers.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
Bad Bunny | No. 7: Olivia Rodrigo | No. 6: Karol G | No. 5: Morgan Wallen | No. 4: Ice Spice | No. 3: Beyoncé | No. 2: SZA
A lot of pop stars – some new, some established, some all-timers – had great years in 2023.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023
There’s the all-timer from 2015 which has its own name: The Henry Heave.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2023
Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
Make the look all your own—sorry, Dad—with some cherry-red heels and an on-trend rosette bag that elevate this outfit into all-timer territory.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
By Sean Gregory February 12, 2024 12:55 AM EST
The drive, beautifully sculpted in Las Vegas, an all-timer orchestrated by a potential GOAT who now leads a dynasty, started on the 25-yard line.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Oh, if the Lions lose Sunday or win Sunday and lose in the Super Bowl, and then find their way back in the next few years and win it all, that’ll be the all-timer for the franchise, no doubt.
—Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
This is a great category that should come down to the final seasons of all-timers Succession and Better Call Saul.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Mellencamp has played nearly a dozen Indiana shows over the past year, but here's one final chance on the tour for the homers, the lifers, the all-timers.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
Bad Bunny | No. 7: Olivia Rodrigo | No. 6: Karol G | No. 5: Morgan Wallen | No. 4: Ice Spice | No. 3: Beyoncé | No. 2: SZA
A lot of pop stars – some new, some established, some all-timers – had great years in 2023.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023
There’s the all-timer from 2015 which has its own name: The Henry Heave.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2023
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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