What does all-time mean?
All-time means Of all time; unsurpassed up to the present time..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of all time; unsurpassed up to the present time..
Sales have reached an all-time low, so the business may have to declare bankruptcy.
And the Premier League's all-time top-goalscoring midfielder proved he has not lost the knack of being in the right place at the right time with a trio of clinical finishes.
During the 1960s and 1970s, when both the quality of architecture and the appreciation of historic buildings reached an all-time low, British Railways was notorious for replacing good station buildings and canopies with little more than bus shelters, usually in conjunction with de-staffing.
Use all-time when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
All-time means Of all time; unsurpassed up to the present time..
Common synonyms include incomparable, uncomparable.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sales have reached an all-time low, so the business may have to declare bankruptcy.
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