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Meaning of back then | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

At that time, at the time referred to in the past.

Equivalents

Bosanski onomad onomadne
Deutsch derzeit seinerzeit
Ελληνικά παλιά
Suomi ennen
Galego atrás daquela entón
हिन्दी तब
Hrvatski onomad onomadne
Bahasa Indonesia bahela
Polski naonczas naówczas natenczas podówczas wówczas wtedy
Српски onomad onomadne

Examples

“On the East and West Coast Main Lines in the 1950s/60s, for example, we saw⟳ the extinction of intermediate stations in order⟳ to create⟳ the same sort⟳ of accelerations that IRP is now promising. Back then, the priority was faster main line services, with wayside/intermediate stations paying the ultimate price.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

back time back titration back to back back to back jack back to back ticket back to basics

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