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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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Malone went into Friday a victory away from tying Denver legend Doug Moe as the franchise’s all-time wins leader for a coach. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024 The all-time winningest coach in U.S. Soccer and MLS, Arena was announced last week as the coach and sporting director of the Earthquakes, who haven’t had a winning record since 2013 and haven’t won a playoff game since 2012. Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 Listen up, the Apple Watch Series 10 has hit an all-time low price! Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 The price of bitcoin hit an all-time high of more than $88,000, a rally that started shortly after Trump was declared the winner of the election. Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all-time 

Word History

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 21 Nov. 2024.

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