from the time
idiom
: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since
She had known that she wanted to be President from the time she was seven years old.
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With guidance from Clint Vince, Rayburn’s outside counsel, who had helped the utility with all of its critical decisions from the time Raymond organized it, the co-op bit the bullet early.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Workers will also receive retroactive pay from the time their contract lapsed in July to date.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s a buzz which is there from the time the first note sounds until the house lights come up at the end of the show.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
According to the Naval Heritage and History Command, accounts from the time say members of the Tlingit tribe forced the whaling ship to shore and took multiple hostages from the crew, along with demanding a ransom of 200 blankets, prompting the call for help by local officials from the Navy.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Llewellyn King, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Workers will also receive retroactive pay from the time their contract lapsed in July to date.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s a buzz which is there from the time the first note sounds until the house lights come up at the end of the show.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
According to the Naval Heritage and History Command, accounts from the time say members of the Tlingit tribe forced the whaling ship to shore and took multiple hostages from the crew, along with demanding a ransom of 200 blankets, prompting the call for help by local officials from the Navy.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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