all-time

adjective

unsurpassed in some respect up to the present (Freq. 1)

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prices at an all-time high

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morale at an all-time low

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among the all-time great lefthanders

• Similar to: ↑incomparable, ↑uncomparable

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective

1. : full-time

2.

a. : for or of all time up to and including the present

an all-time average

especially : exceeding all others of all time

an all-time record

receipts are expected to reach an all-time high

b. : the best, or hypothetically the best, in recorded sports history

an all-time baseball team

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/awl"tuym'/, adj.

1. never surpassed or greater: 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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allˈ-time adjective

Of all time to date

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Main Entry: ↑all

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all-time UK US adjective only before noun

used for comparing someone or something with all the other people or things of the same type that have ever existed

Bogart has got to be one of the all-time greats.

Interest rates are at an all-time high.

the all-time worst player

Thesaurus: ways of comparing things_synonym

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all-time «L _TYM», adjective. U.S. Informal.

1. of or for time within memory: »

an all-time box office favorite.

2. of or for all time up to the present: »

an all-time track record.

3. outstripping all others of all time: »

an all-time high in farm production.

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adj. [attrib.] unsurpassed

all-time favorite | interest rates hit an all-time high

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/ˈɑːlˌtaım/ adj, always used before a noun

: more than all others have ever been

It's my all-time favorite movie.

The price of gasoline has hit an all-time high. [=the price is higher than it has ever been]

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ˈall-time [all-time] adjective only before noun

(used when you are comparing things or saying how good or bad sth is) of any time

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one of the all-time great players

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my all-time favourite song

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Unemployment reached an all-time record of 3 million.

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Profits are at an

all-time high/low.