Phrase guide

at the time

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

At the time referred to (by the present discussion), which is in the past for many discussions but is in the future for others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: at that time (often synonymous depending on the timeline of recounting)
  • You have to keep in mind that there were no computers at the time.
  • You have to remember that this database field is asking for your best estimate of what the exchange rate will be at the time when the transaction takes place — not today's exchange rate.
  • Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? Similarly, both the Government and the EU argued at the time the deal was agreed that they were upholding the Good Friday Agreement by implementing the Protocol.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at that time

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: en aquell moment — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Catalan: en el seu moment — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Chinese Cantonese: 當時 /当时 (dong1 si4) — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Czech: v té době — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Czech: tehdy — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Danish: dengang — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Dutch: toen — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Esperanto: tiutempe — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Esperanto: je la tempo — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Finnish: aikanaan — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Finnish: silloin — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • French: à l'époque — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • German: zu der Zeit — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • German: zur Zeit — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • German: damals — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Italian: allora — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Ladin: ntlëuta — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Norwegian Bokmål: den gang — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dengang — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: den gong — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Polish: w tamtym czasie — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: naquela hora — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: aquela hora — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: na hora — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: naquela época — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: aquela época — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: na época — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past
  • Portuguese: à época — at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past