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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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
War of the Worlds may truly be an all-timer, in a bad way.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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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
War of the Worlds may truly be an all-timer, in a bad way.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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