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

The festival circuit had already cost Merola time and money by the time Letterboxd announced the Video Store late last year. — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

California eventually adopted a tax credit plan, but by the time lawmakers acted, much of the production had gone elsewhere. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Cline and Stokes began filming on the teen mystery and adventure series in 2019, and dating rumors were already swirling by the time the series premiered on Netflix in April 2020. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Races are often decided on the first couple of turns or at least by the time cars have gone two-thirds of the way through. — Beau Dure, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for by the time

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