correct time

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Only cells containing proteins that switched at the correct time continued to divide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

For homeowners who prefer a lower-risk approach to treating their trees, Gill recommends spraying the trees with horticultural oil as long as it is done at the correct time.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

However, official advice is to start offering solid foods alongside milk at around six months old, and the government has launched a campaign on the correct time to wean due to parents starting earlier.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2023

Hence, Russell concludes that the man cannot be said to know the correct time.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

When the moon is full, which it is tonight, it is directly opposite the sun, so the shadow it casts will give me the correct time.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George