by the time

phrase

: at the time : when

I had lived in 12 different cities by the time I turned 18.

By the time she showed up, I was finished eating.

Examples of by the time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Delva said all the airport employees had already left by the time the flight landed, and his staff plans to finish registering the returnees on Friday. — Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Indeed, by the time al-Qaeda struck the United States again—a 2019 shooting at a Florida naval base that killed three and injured eight—the group was a shadow of its former self. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

By the time the spreadsheet is finalized, by the time the consulting engagement delivers its report and by the time the dashboard displays its count, the underlying environment has moved on. — Atsushi Yamada, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for by the time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime