all-time

adjective

ˈȯl-ˌtīm 

1

: full-time sense 1

2

: being for or of all time up to and including the present

especially : exceeding all others of all time

an all-time bestseller

Examples of all-time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Daily Dividend As diesel prices climb to all-time highs, Norfolk Southern executive Claude Elkins remarked on seeing $8 diesel in California. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Landry, like Mulkey and Jenkins, gives an all-time great performance, eschewing cliché with every line reading and gesture. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Compared to an 8-0-4 record at home this year and two losses on home soil all-time, getting a chance at home-field advantage in the postseason is more important than ever. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Warren Spahn, 39, pitched a no-hitter and set an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for all-time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime