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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially : exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller

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Prior to this latest win, the duo was tied with Imagine Dragons on the all-time roster, but now the ranking has shifted, at least for the time being. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 The Kia Sportage set an all-time annual sales record in 2024. Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 May 2025 Teams at the bottom of that deep well recover to win the series a negligible 1.9 percent of the time -- four times in 212 all-time instances. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025 The attorneys general said reliable and affordable electricity is of critical importance to the nation, but noted that U.S. energy production is already at an all-time high. Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-time

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First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of all-time was in 1910

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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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