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

There were no reports of physical damage to the ICEYE-X36 satellite by the time Kosmos 2612 started its retreat Sunday. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

There are problems with the Texas offense that many thought would be fixed by the time its quarterback reached his second season as the starter. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Yet by the time their reputation had carried beyond the M6, both men had moved on. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Trouble was already brewing by the time the journalists arrived. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for by the time

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