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Definition of all-time adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

all-time

adjective
 
/ˈɔːl taɪm/
 
/ˈɔːl taɪm/
[only before noun]Idioms
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  1. (used when you are comparing things or saying how good or bad something is) of any time
    • one of the all-time great players
    • my all-time favourite song
    • Unemployment reached an all-time record of 3 million.
    • Profits are at an all-time high/low.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAll-time is used with these nouns:
    • classic
    • favourite
    • hero
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Idioms
sink/stoop to a new/an all-time low
  1. to behave in a worse way than ever before
    • The government has stooped to an all-time low with this policy.
    • Reality TV has sunk to new lows.
See all-time in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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