By that time
Now and by that time are semantically related. in before expected time topic. In some cases you can use "Now" instead an adverb phrase "By that time".
Now
Now adverb - At the present time.
By that time and now are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By that time" instead an adverb "Now".
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Both terms in one sentence
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May be that in ten to twenty years from now that if we can see the inward change in men by that time, I shouldn't be able to defend the gasoline engine but agree with George - that automobiles had no business to be invented.
Source: Film / The Magnificent Ambersons
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Now and By that time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_that_time/now
By that time & Now. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_that_time/now>.
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