all-time

[ awl-tahym ]

/ ˈɔlˌtaɪm /

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

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

Origin of all-time

First recorded in 1910–15

Some dried cranberries for tartness and a sprinkle of sea salt make these my all-time favorite cookies.

Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies |Ina Garten |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to Gallup, a mere 24 percent identify themselves as Republicans—an all-time low.

Reality Check: There Are No Swing Voters |Goldie Taylor |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And I knew she wrote for The Office, which is one of my all-time favorites, so I knew I wanted to work with her.

Inside the Mind of The Mindy Project’s Resident Weirdo, Ike Barinholtz |Kevin Fallon |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From Janay Rice to Christy Mack to Rihanna, our obsession with celebrity victims has reached an all-time high.

Why We're So Hard on Janay Rice and Celebrity Survivors of Abuse |Amy Zimmerman |September 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Indeed, in some surveys pessimism about the next generation stands at an all-time high.

Class Issues, Not Race, Will Likely Seal the Next Election |Joel Kotkin |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Farm exports are setting an all-time record each year, and farm income last year, net farm income, was up more than 25 percent.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
The inflationary pressures on prices and rents, with relatively few exceptions, are now at an all-time peak.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman
It is certain that the population of woodrats was high, if not at an all-time peak, in 1947.

Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana |Henry S. Fitch
The number of Americans at work has reached an all-time high.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
From his days as baseball's all-time homerun king to his recent acts of healing, he has always brought Americans together.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various

all-time

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