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 …—
Roger Angell
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This is a direct response to the all-timer of a bad take from Wim Wenders, film director and this year’s Berlinale jury president, who was asked about the genocide in Gaza and support for Israel by the German government, which is the festival’s funder, and if art can affect political change.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
And as one of the most visible stages in music, there have been plenty of all-timer performances worth a rewatch, even decades later.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
This stings less thanks to the healthy variety of all-timers currently in the field.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
San Francisco’s John Lynch — an all-timer of a safety with Tampa Bay — was a front office virgin before taking that general manager gig in 2017.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Those cutaways to Jonathan to Robin to Max to Mike, those are just authentic reactions of Noah’s castmates and friends as their buddy gave a powerhouse performance in an all-timer of a scene.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Every World Series is memorable, but this was an all-timer.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Many of those are all-timers for anime.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Speak Daggers arrives October 17, via Escho, and features reggae all-timers the Congos and Copenhagen artists Erika de Casier and Fine.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
And as one of the most visible stages in music, there have been plenty of all-timer performances worth a rewatch, even decades later.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
This stings less thanks to the healthy variety of all-timers currently in the field.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
San Francisco’s John Lynch — an all-timer of a safety with Tampa Bay — was a front office virgin before taking that general manager gig in 2017.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Those cutaways to Jonathan to Robin to Max to Mike, those are just authentic reactions of Noah’s castmates and friends as their buddy gave a powerhouse performance in an all-timer of a scene.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Every World Series is memorable, but this was an all-timer.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Many of those are all-timers for anime.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Speak Daggers arrives October 17, via Escho, and features reggae all-timers the Congos and Copenhagen artists Erika de Casier and Fine.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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