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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
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At the time

Can "at the time" be used about future?

Is this the literary rather than the colloquial?

"Then" and "at the time" is the same?

Thanks,

Ryo
  

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Can "at the time" be used about the future? Yes. Is this literary rather than colloquial?

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  • Can "at the time" be used about the future?
  • Yes.
  • Is this literary rather than colloquial?
  • No.
  • It can be used in any context.
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Can "at the time" be used about the future? Yes.
Is this literary rather than colloquial? No. It can be used in any context.
Do "Then" and "at the time" have the same meaning?
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ryotaroCan "at the time" be used about future?
I imagine that "at that time" is more common for the future. Do you have an example sentence?

There's nothing literary about these expressions. "Then" and "at the time" are the same in very many cases, I'd say, but there are different uses. You can't substitute "at the time" for "then" in the usage bel
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