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Meaning of by the time | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR C1

Definitions

When (some future event has come to pass).

Equivalents

Deutsch sobald
Ελληνικά ώσπου
Español para cuando
Français au moment où avant que d'ici à ce que le temps que

Examples

“I'll be an old man by the time you finish⟳!”
“It was ready by the time he arrived.”
“It had been just finished by the time of his arrival.”
“But Miss⟳ Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come⟳. Mrs. Cooke came out from under the port-cochere to welcome⟳ her.”
“By the time I get⟳ to Phoenix she'll be rising. She'll find⟳ the note⟳ I left hanging on her door.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bycause cah cause caze choose consequently

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