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.
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Williams was gone again by the time of 2014’s III album, as was Orange, reducing the band to a three-piece for the first time in its career.
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In a few instances, the parties were already over by the time police arrived.
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
At Robinhood, the same model meant that by the time the transition was announced, Verma was already managing more than half the finance organization and acting as a central player across the business.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
Williams was gone again by the time of 2014’s III album, as was Orange, reducing the band to a three-piece for the first time in its career.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
In a few instances, the parties were already over by the time police arrived.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by the time
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“By the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20time. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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