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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The warrant allows investigators to hold Yoon for up to 48 hours from the time he was detained, until around 10 a.m. local time Friday.
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Gawon Bae, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Troopers were able to access surveillance footage from the time of the incident.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
The Bills and Titans’ stadium projects each are set to take about four years from the time they were first publicly announced — essentially when the sites and finances had been finalized — to when they are set to open.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
According to the narrative in the FWC report, the first rescue units — first responders from Miami-Dade Police and the U.S. Coast Guard arrived on boats at 7:12 p.m., 35 minutes from the time of the accident.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Troopers were able to access surveillance footage from the time of the incident.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
The Bills and Titans’ stadium projects each are set to take about four years from the time they were first publicly announced — essentially when the sites and finances had been finalized — to when they are set to open.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
According to the narrative in the FWC report, the first rescue units — first responders from Miami-Dade Police and the U.S. Coast Guard arrived on boats at 7:12 p.m., 35 minutes from the time of the accident.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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