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time was

Idioms  
  1. Formerly, in the past, as in Time was, the city streets were perfectly safe at night. [Mid-1500s]


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The club’s first concert was Labor Day weekend in 1996 under the original name of Public Storage Coffee Lounge, with a stage that at the time was only 1 foot tall.

From Los Angeles Times

The only other time was in 2023, when a $1.08-billion jackpot was won on July 19, followed by a $1.765-billion jackpot on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

It found that children aged between eight and 14 are spending an average of nearly three hours online each day, and that up to a quarter of that time was between 2100 and 0500.

From BBC

The average waiting time was 22 weeks in September, but at 70% of test centres the wait has hit 24 weeks – the maximum allowed.

From BBC

The costumes for the red and white marzipan, for example, have only one leg that is striped red and white, and considerable time was spent on how to make sure that one leg of the tight looked in unison with all the dancers.

From Los Angeles Times