By the time in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishIntroduces a later event and shows that another event had already happened when it came.

Definition in FrenchRelie deux faits et montre que le premier avait déjà eu lieu quand le second est arrivé.

Example sentences

• Quand nous sommes arrivés à la gare, le train était déjà parti.🔊

  By the time we arrived at the station, the train had left.

• Quand je suis arrivé, le magasin avait déjà fermé.🔊

  By the time I arrived, the shop had closed.

• Le film avait déjà commencé quand je suis arrivé.🔊

  The film had started by the time I arrived.

by the time in other languages

• What by the time means
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