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

But by the time Halligan went off to college at the University of Vermont, he was fully immersed. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Bryant was already back on the bench by the time Campbell left the 26-20 win and Lowe came in at left tackle. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

The team expects buyers from more than 20 countries by the time construction begins. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025

The actress — who had already appeared in notable films like Trainspotting, Topsy-Turvy, and Bridget Jones' Diary by the time Chamber of Secrets came along — also detailed her Hogwarts experience in a recent interview with the Radio Times. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for by the time

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