at the time of (something)
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: when (something) happened
It was raining at the time of the accident.
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The cut gained notoriety at the time of its release as well as commercial success, and it was revived decades later by happenstance.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
There were people inside the two homes at the time of the crash, but they were not hurt, Dowd said.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 3 May 2025
Two other people in the apartment at the time of the shooting — the suspect’s stepfather and grandfather, who is confined to a wheelchair and was in another room when the shooting happened — were not hurt, a source said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The cut gained notoriety at the time of its release as well as commercial success, and it was revived decades later by happenstance.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
There were people inside the two homes at the time of the crash, but they were not hurt, Dowd said.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 3 May 2025
Two other people in the apartment at the time of the shooting — the suspect’s stepfather and grandfather, who is confined to a wheelchair and was in another room when the shooting happened — were not hurt, a source said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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“At the time of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20time%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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