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 …—
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There are few filmmakers who haven’t had hills and valleys in their creative life, and quite frankly Almodóvar could coast on his many masterpieces, Oscars, and still be regarded as one of the all-timers.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Saturday night was an all-timer moment for the Oak Ridge High School of El Dorado Hills and Sacramento City College product.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Few doubt the commercial appeal of pitting two of the sport’s all-timers against each other, and organisers Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) will be thrilled at the interest in its first MMA card.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The vast majority of the episode is set in claustrophobic rooms, as O'Neill bounces between his ordeal with Ba'al and the tender moments with Jackson, and these intimate pairings really elevate 'Abyss' to all-timer status.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
And the baby boy, mother, father and MDA paramedic team live on to tell an all-timer.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
That's because across the room, an even bigger gaggle of reporters waited for freshman guard Braylon Mullins — the Indiana kid who hit an all-timer of a shot to send the Huskies back to the sport's biggest stage — to return for his own round of interviews.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Anderson shot all throughout the state, from Sacramento and Eureka to Borrego Springs, which is showcased in an all-timer car chase.
—Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Saturday night was an all-timer moment for the Oak Ridge High School of El Dorado Hills and Sacramento City College product.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Few doubt the commercial appeal of pitting two of the sport’s all-timers against each other, and organisers Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) will be thrilled at the interest in its first MMA card.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The vast majority of the episode is set in claustrophobic rooms, as O'Neill bounces between his ordeal with Ba'al and the tender moments with Jackson, and these intimate pairings really elevate 'Abyss' to all-timer status.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
And the baby boy, mother, father and MDA paramedic team live on to tell an all-timer.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
That's because across the room, an even bigger gaggle of reporters waited for freshman guard Braylon Mullins — the Indiana kid who hit an all-timer of a shot to send the Huskies back to the sport's biggest stage — to return for his own round of interviews.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Anderson shot all throughout the state, from Sacramento and Eureka to Borrego Springs, which is showcased in an all-timer car chase.
—Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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