all-time

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awl tahym]
- /ɔl taɪm/
- /ɔːl taɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awl tahym]
- /ɔl taɪm/

Definitions of all-time word

adjective all-time You use all-time when you are comparing all the things of a particular type that there have ever been. For example, if you say that something is the all-time best, you mean that it is the best thing of its type that there has ever been. 3
adjective all-time unsurpassed in some respect at a particular time 3
adjective all-time unsurpassed up to the present time 3
adjective all-time never surpassed or greater: Production will reach an all-time high. 1
adjective all-time regarded as such in its entire history: an all-time favorite song. 1
adjective all-time unsurpassed up to the present time. 0

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Origin of all-time

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for All-time

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of All-time

all-time popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for all-time

adj all-time

best — Best is the superlative of good.
champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.

All 3 Synonyms of all-time