Apakah maksud by the timedan bila ia digunakan?

Jawapan penutur asli
Rebecca
By the timeadalah frasa yang digunakan untuk mengatakan bahawa sesuatu (A) berlaku apabila sesuatu yang lain (B) berlaku. Contoh: 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. (Ketika saya berusia 23 tahun, saya menerima ijazah sarjana muda saya.) Contoh: We'll be home by the time the food arrives. (Saya akan pulang apabila makanan tiba)