CEFR A1 · Phrases

at the time

/æt ðə taɪm/ Headword: time 📚 Module 2: Free Time (p.321-324)

Synonyms & Antonyms

This phrase refers to a specific point in the past when something happened. It helps to specify when a past event occurred.

Synonyms

back then in those days at that point on that occasion

Antonyms

now currently at present at this moment

Translations

at the time in your language

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عربي

تشير هذه العبارة إلى نقطة زمنية محددة في الماضي عندما حدث شيء ما.

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اردو

اس کا مطلب ہے ماضی میں ایک خاص وقت جب کچھ ہوا تھا۔

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हिंदी

यह वाक्यांश अतीत में एक विशिष्ट बिंदु को संदर्भित करता है जब कुछ हुआ था।

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中文

这个短语指的是过去发生某事时的特定时间点。

Easy Explanation

It means 'back then'. It talks about a specific moment in the past. It is not 'now'.

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Memory TipRemember 'at the time' points to a specific 'time' in the 'past'.

Contextual Examples

I didn't know what to do at the time (then); I was very confused.

She was working as a teacher at the time (back then) of the accident.

We were living in a different city at the time (that moment) you called.

Pronunciation & Context