Što znači by the timei kada se koristi?

Odgovor izvornog govornika
Rebecca
By the timeje fraza koja se koristi za reći da se nešto (A) događa kada se dogodi nešto drugo (B). Primjer: By the time I was 23, I had received my undergraduate degree. = At the time of turning or being 23, I had received my undergraduate degree. (Kad sam imao 23 godine, dobio sam preddiplomski studij.) Primjer: We'll be home by the time the food arrives. (bit ću kod kuće dok hrana stigne)