By that time
Directly and by that time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Directly" instead an adverb phrase "By that time".
Directly
Directly adverb - In a direct line or course.
By that time and directly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By that time" instead an adverb "Directly".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Most of the directly-patterned characters died before the team got their own line of novels; by that time, the only two direct Expies left were pilot Harry Luck and cyborg team leader "Xris".
Source: My Nayme Is -
In the fanfic The Light Never Goes Out, Pinkie Pie has really gotten around over 200 years, to the point that nearly half of the ponies in Ponyville by that time can directly trace back to her.
Source: Really Gets Around
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Directly and By that time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_that_time/directly
By that time & Directly. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_that_time/directly>.
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