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    at the time

    US /æt ði taɪm/

    ・

    UK /æt ðə taim/

    A1
    phr.PhraseDuring a particular point in the past or future.
    At the time, I didn't realize the significance of the event.

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    Knight

    40:16Knight
    • At the time of their foundation, these were intended as monastic orders, whose members would act as simple soldiers protecting pilgrims.

      At the time of their foundation, these were intended as monastic orders, whose members would act as simple soldiers protecting pilgrims.

    • of Saint Lazarus. At the time of their foundation, these were intended as monastic orders, whose

      of Saint Lazarus. At the time of their foundation, these were intended as monastic orders, whose

    B2

    Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks

    05:41Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks
    • This actually matters quite a lot when you've got a population as big as China's, which - mind you - was about 1/4th of the entire world's population at the time.

      This actually matters quite a lot when you've got a population as big as China's, which - mind you - was about 1/4th of the entire world's population at the time.

    • This actually matters quite a lot when you've got a population as big as China's, which, mind you, was about one-fourth of the entire world's population at the time.

      This actually matters quite a lot when you've got a population as big as China's, which, mind you, was about one-fourth of the entire world's population at the time.

    B1

    15 SHOCKING Behind the Scenes Facts about Home Alone 2

    03:4115 SHOCKING Behind the Scenes Facts about Home Alone 2
    • The child star was paid $4.5 million to play Kevin again, which at the time was the biggest salary ever paid to a 12-year-old actor.

      The child star was paid $4.5 million to play Kevin again, which at the time was the biggest salary ever paid to a 12-year-old actor.

    • The child star was paid $4.5M to play Kevin again, which at the time was the biggest

      The child star was paid $4.5M to play Kevin again, which at the time was the biggest

    B1

    The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart

    09:25The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
    • but he and other scientists at the time were missing one key idea to complete the picture: Plate tectonics.

      but he and other scientists at the time were missing one key idea to complete the picture: Plate tectonics.

    • But he and other scientists at the time were missing one key idea to complete the picture: plate tectonics.

      But he and other scientists at the time were missing one key idea to complete the picture: plate tectonics.

    B1

    My Horrible Nightmare Group Project

    09:48My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
    • I was pretty swamped with work at the time, so I wasn't too concerned with getting started right away.

      I was pretty swamped with work at the time, so I wasn't too concerned with getting started right away.

    • I was pretty swamped with work at the time,

      I was pretty swamped with work at the time,

    A2

    How Levi's Became a Denim Icon

    03:00How Levi's Became a Denim Icon
    • the miners who were the primary wearers of denim at the time.

      the miners who were the primary wearers of denim at the time.

    • In need of money, though, he reached out to Strauss, who was selling cloth in San Francisco and at the time agreed to pay the $68 in patent fees.

      In need of money, though, he reached out to Strauss, who was selling cloth in San Francisco and at the time agreed to pay the $68 in patent fees.

    B2

    What Happened To Etsy?

    12:05What Happened To Etsy?
    • At the time, it was valued at $1.8 billion.

      At the time, it was valued at $1.8 billion.

    • At the time, it was valued at $1.8 billion, but the cracks

      At the time, it was valued at $1.8 billion, but the cracks

    B1

    Crocs: How the Polarizing Footwear Brand Became a Fashion Statement | The Economics Of | WSJ

    06:19Crocs: How the Polarizing Footwear Brand Became a Fashion Statement | The Economics Of | WSJ
    • That same year, the company went public and became the largest-ever US footwear IPO at the time.

      That same year, the company went public and became the largest-ever US footwear IPO at the time.

    • and became the largest-ever US footwear IPO at the time.

      and became the largest-ever US footwear IPO at the time.

    B2

    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • in the world at the time.

      in the world at the time.

    • As seen in what passed for scathing satire at the time.

      As seen in what passed for scathing satire at the time.

    B1

    Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other

    05:55Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other
    • and, at the time, very little was known about the organization or who might be involved.

      and, at the time, very little was known about the organization or who might be involved.

    • Cole—this was one of Al Qaeda's first attacks against the United States, and, at the time,

      Cole—this was one of Al Qaeda's first attacks against the United States, and, at the time,

    B1