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

Despite playing a pivotal role in Leicester’s promotion to the Premier League in 2014 and then the great escape to avoid relegation a year later that paved the way for surely the most unlikely title success of all-time in 2016, James had no offers. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Had the tally been introduced many years earlier, Presley may sit in a loftier position on the all-time roster. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Charlotte beat the Crew for a fourth straight time at home and lead the all-time series 4-2-3. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

With four months left in the year, though, Borchadt believes Illinois may top Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 2015. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 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