from the time
idiom
: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since
She had known that she wanted to be President from the time she was seven years old.
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According to a Mercury News report from the time, the neighbor called for help, and was soon joined by another resident who described the apartment as having been ransacked.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The average time spent in the emergency department at Northwestern Memorial, from the time a patient arrives to the time their visit ends, is about five-and-a-half hours, compared with about four hours at hospitals across the state, according to federal data.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The new map was a blatant partisan gerrymander, a departure from the time when the Democrats used to talk up the fairness of independent commissions.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Nearly 400 officers from state, local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the school, but 77 minutes passed from the time authorities arrived until a tactical team breached the classroom and killed the shooter, Salvador Ramos.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The average time spent in the emergency department at Northwestern Memorial, from the time a patient arrives to the time their visit ends, is about five-and-a-half hours, compared with about four hours at hospitals across the state, according to federal data.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The new map was a blatant partisan gerrymander, a departure from the time when the Democrats used to talk up the fairness of independent commissions.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Nearly 400 officers from state, local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the school, but 77 minutes passed from the time authorities arrived until a tactical team breached the classroom and killed the shooter, Salvador Ramos.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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