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Meaning of the word "by the time" in English

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by the time

US /baɪ ðə taɪm/
UK /baɪ ðə taɪm/
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Phrase

when or before a particular event happens

Example:
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By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.
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She'll be asleep by the time you get home.
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time times timing timely on time at times in time