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

It will examine claims medical records for seven patients contained false information, and were not created at the correct time.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

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

But it’s also important to allow them to nest at the correct time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022

I was tired, sleepy; I did not want to look at the watch again, but I was satisfied that, on the whole, I had given him the correct time.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright