by the time

idiom

: 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

Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason. —Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

But by the time Kaas is released from prison, Manfred — a former Viking obsessive — has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025

Penta was in the middle of his comeback by the time Raw came back from break. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

In addition to possibly overtaking Sinners, Weapons, and even Final Destination Bloodlines in terms of lifetime gross at the 2025 box office, Last Rites has a decent shot of clearing each of the other films in the Conjuring universe by the time its theatrical run is through. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for by the time

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