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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Besides, that was an all-timer in the Black Mirror canon, a high bar to clear.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
This year is already shaping up to be a productivity all-timer.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Connor McDavid’s highlight-reel goal and Jake Guentzel’s quick reply seemed to set the stage for an all-timer.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The 40th-anniversary special in 2015 featured a cold open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of celebrity cameos, and sketches with more of the show's all-timers.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
That having been said, the context of the sketch airing less than two weeks after 9/11 is what makes this an all-timer.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
The General Year: 1926 Runtime: 1h 15m Directors: Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
Truly classic comedies can be hard to find on streaming services, so take this chance to watch an all-timer, one of the best silent movies ever made.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The subsequent chaos launched Brent Howland’s team on a national final run and left Adam Morrison despondent on the floor.
2021: In another all-timer, these two gave us an overtime Final Four duel, tied at 90 with time expiring?!
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
When coupled with everything that worked in the original games and the aforementioned advancements, Gears of War 2 became an all-timer of blockbuster video games.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
This year is already shaping up to be a productivity all-timer.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Connor McDavid’s highlight-reel goal and Jake Guentzel’s quick reply seemed to set the stage for an all-timer.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The 40th-anniversary special in 2015 featured a cold open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of celebrity cameos, and sketches with more of the show's all-timers.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
That having been said, the context of the sketch airing less than two weeks after 9/11 is what makes this an all-timer.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
The General Year: 1926 Runtime: 1h 15m Directors: Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
Truly classic comedies can be hard to find on streaming services, so take this chance to watch an all-timer, one of the best silent movies ever made.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The subsequent chaos launched Brent Howland’s team on a national final run and left Adam Morrison despondent on the floor.
2021: In another all-timer, these two gave us an overtime Final Four duel, tied at 90 with time expiring?!
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
When coupled with everything that worked in the original games and the aforementioned advancements, Gears of War 2 became an all-timer of blockbuster video games.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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