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

Typically, fruit flies or other small flies are given priority foundation, and need to be remedied by the time a restaurant is re-inspected in five business days. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Worse, once that extra effort becomes routine, people forget how much simpler the work used to be, so by the time anyone asks whether the commitment has weakened, the baseline to compare against is gone. — Kerry Huang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Breessen predicts the smoke will lessen by the time thunderstorms roll through, lowering the chance of dirty rain. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026

Without substantial outside contributions, the typical 530A account seeded with $1,000 is projected to be worth about $4,000 by the time a child reaches adulthood. — Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for by the time

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