from the time
idiom
: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since
She had known that she wanted to be President from the time she was seven years old.
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No reports from the time of the bill’s passage mentioned immigration.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Books on politics, media or technology risk being overtaken by events from the time they’re conceived to the time they’re finished — or even in the months between completion and publication.
—Jason Willick, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Refurbishments on the property were scheduled to be completed in 2012, according to a Today article from the time.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
The judges said the plaintiffs should have mounted their legal challenge within four years from the time the statistical methods were used.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Books on politics, media or technology risk being overtaken by events from the time they’re conceived to the time they’re finished — or even in the months between completion and publication.
—Jason Willick, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Refurbishments on the property were scheduled to be completed in 2012, according to a Today article from the time.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
The judges said the plaintiffs should have mounted their legal challenge within four years from the time the statistical methods were used.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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