of all time
English
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
- Ever.
- That was the best movie of all time!
- 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- “I am completely full. You cooked such a delicious meal. That was one of your top fifty quiches of all time. Now, come on, let me do the washing-up tonight.”
Usage notes
- Used in conjunction with a superlative adjective.
- (Internet slang, humorous, ironic) Occasionally used without a superlative to imply mediocrity or unremarkability by ironically noting its mere existence.
- That was one of the movies of all time.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
ever — see also all-time
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See also
- at all time
Further reading
- “of all time”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “of all time”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “of all time” (US) / “of all time” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.