By the time in Portuguese

Definition

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

Definition in PortugueseLiga dois fatos e mostra que o primeiro já tinha acontecido quando veio o segundo.

Example sentences

• Quando a gente chegou na estação, o trem já tinha saído.🔊

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

• Quando cheguei, a loja já tinha fechado.🔊

  By the time I arrived, the shop had closed.

• O filme já tinha começado quando cheguei.🔊

  The film had started by the time I arrived.

by the time in other languages

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