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What does by the time mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word by the time? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. When (some future event has come to pass).
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There were certainly signs that racegoers were developing an interest in National Hunt by the time the last race had been run on Friday.
As I was on the tube the clouds all seemed to disappear and by the time I came back above ground the sky was a beautiful clear blue.
He was much quicker but could not get past and unfortunately, the time deficit by the time of his first stop was too big to handle.
He seemed both tired and restless by the time the meal was washed down with a cupful of water.
Usually by the time they catch up with them, the PO Box or accommodation address is closed without a forwarding address.
He said that by the time people woke up to what was being planned the time for consultation had passed.

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