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

Stocks have slowed their rally since the S&P 500 climbed to the brink of its all-time high earlier this week as pressure from the bond market has cranked higher. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Mizzou is 4-2 all-time against Mississippi State and has won the last two meetings — one in Columbia and one on the road. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Those 84 wins is tied for fourth-most all-time with Bobby Allison. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Smyth ranks 13th all-time in AHL history in goals with 326 and 33rd all-time in points with 667 (326 g, 341 a). — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 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