all-time
Use All-time in a sentence
adjective
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.
Origin:
1910–15
1910–15
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| all-time | |
| —adj | |
| informal (prenominal) unsurpassed in some respect at a particular time: an all-time record at the Olympics | |
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All-time
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Prices for food commodities are at all-time highs, prompting the firm to increase prices twice in the past year.
Maritime piracy is at an all-time high, and it is costing businesses and ultimately consumers.
Within a few years, financial-industry profits were at an all-time high.
These woes, and more, are frequently sung in chorus for this all-time favorite dessert.
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