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all-time

adjective \ ˈȯl-ˌtīm \

Definition of all-time

1 : full-time 1
2 : being for or of all time up to and including the present; especially : exceeding all others of all time
  • an all-time best seller

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First Known Use of all-time

1910

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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all-time

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Definition of all-time for English Language Learners

  • : more than all others have ever been

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