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by the time

等到……的时候；在……之前

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等到……的时候；在……之前

IN A SENTENCE

By the time we reached the theater, the previews had already started.
等我们到达影院时，预告片已经开始了。

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到……的时候；当……时已经

IN A SENTENCE

By the time the auditors arrived, staff had already organized the receipts by month.
审计人员到达时，工作人员已经按月份整理好了收据。

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到……的时候；等到……时

IN A SENTENCE

By the time we reached the lake, the picnic tables were already in the shade.
我们到湖边时，野餐桌已经都在树荫下了。

来源：Expression Original Learning Examples — 口语必备库 — batch10 · Expression Editorial Team段 oanc-base-by-the-timeOriginal English example and Chinese translation written for Expression; no third-party sentence text is reproduced.