by the time

Conjunction

 * 1) When (some future event has come to pass).
 * It was ready by the time he arrived.
 * ''It had been just finished by the time of his arrival.
 * ''It had been just finished by the time of his arrival.

Usage notes

 * There is some continuing situation until the event shown by by the time. There is no such presupposition for when.

Also by the time that.

Translations

 * Bikol Central:
 * French:, , d'ici à ce que, le temps que
 * Polish: do czasu
 * Spanish: para cuando