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

And then I became of age, which was 5, and that was the correct time for me to be introduced to it and I loved it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 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

The lights will come back on later, when correct time will be displayed.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 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