Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all-time

/ˌɔltˈaɪm/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 6.09 in modern English

Syllables: al-l--time
IPA: /ˌɔltˈaɪm/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of all time; unsurpassed up to the present time.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From all + time.

Inflected Forms

alltime (alternative)

Phrases

all-timer

Rhymes With

time one-time part-time crime prime climb lime dime rhyme sublime slime lyme

Questions

How do you pronounce all-time?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔltˈaɪm/.
What does all-time mean?: Of all time; unsurpassed up to the present time.
Where does all-time come from?: From all + time.

How to pronounce all-time

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