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Adonis1013 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The meaning of "by the time"

Hello,

Could you explain the meaning of "by the time" in the following sentence? Thank you.

It was late by the time I got home.
  

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adonis1013 It was late by the time I got home. The phrase "by the time" in this phrase can be replaced with "when".

— LouiseT

  • adonis1013 It was late by the time I got home.
  • The phrase "by the time" in this phrase can be replaced with "when".
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adonis1013It was late by the time I got home.
The phrase "by the time" in this phrase can be replaced with "when".
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