by the time
Conjunction
Meaning
by the time
When (some future event has come to pass).
I'll be an old man by the time you finish!
It was ready by the time he arrived.
It had been just finished by the time of his arrival.
Antonyms
Examples
You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.
By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved.
By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
By the time the fool has learned to play the game, the players have dispersed.
As the sun rises, decisions are made. By the time the sun is up, kingship is conferred.