by this time

adv. 到这时, 此时

例句与用法：

The paint shall have dried off by this time tomorrow.

油漆到明天这个时候就应该已经乾了。

By this time I saw very clearly how the land lay between my patron and his wife.

到这时我已清楚地看出我的老板和他妻子的关系如何。

By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety.

这时候，有三个人进入斗牛场，迅速地把醉汉拉到安全的地方。

By this time, he was hopelessly pickled.

到这时他已经烂醉如泥了。