by the time

phrase

: at the time : when

I had lived in 12 different cities by the time I turned 18.

By the time she showed up, I was finished eating.

Examples of by the time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

It was forgotten by the time Banks ran around the field celebrating, but a brutally slow start made the first quarter utterly forgettable. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The lead arrives, but by the time someone from the sales team calls, the candidate has moved on. — Jonathan Durante, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

All’s well that ends well by the time the actors leave the stage. — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for by the time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime