time was

Idioms and Phrases

Formerly, in the past, as in Time was, the city streets were perfectly safe at night . [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

The family had another home in the town of Bole, which at the time was not on the national grid.

From BBC

Never mind that the person in charge of the government’s anti-pandemic policies at that time was Kennedy’s new patron, then-President Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

Even Elle Macpherson, a model who would come to be known as “The Body,” faced her share of rejections early in her career: As she recalls in her new memoir, simply titled “Elle,” a prevailing attitude at the time was that “girls with brown eyes don’t get covers” of top magazines.

From Los Angeles Times

The officer, who was 48 at the time, was asked if he could explain the missing bullet, but he said he could not and denied dropping the magazine.

From BBC

The 16-year-old boy, who was 15 at the time, was originally charged with murder but admitted the lesser charge of culpable homicide.

From BBC

Related Words

• already
• formerly
• heretofore
• hitherto
• long ago
• once
• then