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At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- When will they arrive?
- Do you know when they arrived?
- I don't know when they arrived.
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Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
- The site's all bugged. Fix when?
- Tank class buff when?
- My fridge even restocks itself these days. Glorious AI overlords when?
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At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
- He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
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At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.
- Not a week goes by when I don't mourn that loss.
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The time at, on or during which.
- I recall when they were called the Greys.
- Next year is when we elect a new mayor.
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A circumstance or situation in which.
- Love is when you can't get enough of someone.
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At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.
- When [i.e. at any and every time that] he speaks to her, he is always polite.
- Put your pencil down when [i.e. as soon as, at the moment that] the timer goes off.
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During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.
- I'm happiest when [during the time that, or at any time that] I’m working.
- It was raining when I came yesterday.
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At what time; at which time.
- I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.
- I was just walking down the street, when [i.e. at which time] all of a sudden it started to rain.
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Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.
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Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
- You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.
- He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.
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What time; which time.
- Since when do I need your permission?
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The time at which something happens.
- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
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That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'.
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Expressing impatience.