all-time

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all-time

(ôl′tīm′)

adj.

Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record.

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all-time

adj

(prenominal) informal unsurpassed in some respect at a particular time: an all-time record at the Olympics.

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all′-time`

adj.

1. never equaled or surpassed: Production will reach an all-time high.

2. regarded as such in its entire history: an all-time favorite song.

[1910–15]

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Adj.

all-time - unsurpassed in some respect up to the present; "prices at an all-time high"; "morale at an all-time low"; "among the all-time great lefthanders"

incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

all-time

adjective unequalled, record, unique, exceptional, unprecedented, consummate, unparalleled, unrivalled, incomparable, unmatched, peerless, unsurpassed, matchless His support is at an all-time low.

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