"by the time" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [English]

Head templates: {{en-conjunction}} by the time
  1. When (some future event has come to pass). Translations (when): mabuyo (Bikol Central), au moment où (French), avant que (French), d’ici à ce que (French), le temps que (French), do czasu (Polish), para cuando (Spanish)
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