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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Some three hours passed from the time a subcontractor hit the gas line, Liberty Utilities was on site to fix it, and the explosion that occurred at around 7:45 p.m.
No knocks on neighbors’ doors by police or fire officials.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The joy on McIlroy’s face never left him from the time that putt dropped—on the green, in Butler Cabin when defending champion Scottie Scheffler first helped him into the green jacket, and during the trophy presentation on the 18th green.
—Time, 14 Apr. 2025
The joy on McIlroy’s face never left him from the time that putt dropped — on the green, in Butler Cabin when defending champion Scottie Scheffler first helped him into the green jacket, and during the trophy presentation on the 18th green.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Baseball's made some tremendous adjustments from the time clock to bases.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The joy on McIlroy’s face never left him from the time that putt dropped—on the green, in Butler Cabin when defending champion Scottie Scheffler first helped him into the green jacket, and during the trophy presentation on the 18th green.
—Time, 14 Apr. 2025
The joy on McIlroy’s face never left him from the time that putt dropped — on the green, in Butler Cabin when defending champion Scottie Scheffler first helped him into the green jacket, and during the trophy presentation on the 18th green.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Baseball's made some tremendous adjustments from the time clock to bases.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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