By this time
Once upon a time and by this time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Once upon a time" instead an adverb phrase "By this time".
Once upon a time
By this time and once upon a time are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By this time" instead an adverb phrase "Once upon a time".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- before and by this time
- before and once upon a time
- earlier and by this time
- earlier and once upon a time
- previously and by this time
- previously and once upon a time
- long ago and by this time
- long ago and once upon a time
- formerly and by this time
- formerly and once upon a time
- once and by this time
- once and once upon a time
- already and by this time
- already and once upon a time
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Once upon a time and By this time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_this_time/once_upon_a_time
By this time & Once upon a time. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_this_time/once_upon_a_time>.
Once upon a time or By this time. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_this_time/once_upon_a_time.
