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

Cut the investment now, and the pipeline is gone by the time it is needed. — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Things changed by the time Obama returned to the show at the end of his second term. — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The topsoil in the new lawn may not have settled by the time of the first cut and there may be some muddy spots from all the watering. — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026

Wear one over a tank top on cool mornings, and tie it around your waist by the time a sunny afternoon rolls around. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for by the time

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