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You are correct. It just means to finish the assignment before that time. A classic example of this is how their are two types of students: those who procrastinate and those who don't. Where the students who like to procrastinate will usually wait till the last minute/hour/day to get the assignment done and those students who like to get things done right away will likely have
The first example means that, back at the time when it was designed, it was considered that this didn't quite fit the prevailing contemporary architectural schools. The second one is more like in the case of some art connoisseur stating, this didn't quite fit the prevailing architectural schools that were existing and active at the time it was ...
In this sort of context which usually refers to a choice between previously defined alternatives. For instance: I have some time free at 9:30, at 11:00 and at 1:30.
Which time is it? This sounds odd - nobody asks which time it is, rather what time it is. Going on the what/which protocol as mentioned above however, which would be the correct pronoun given that times of the day can be considered definite values.
The initial preposition at in such contexts is entirely optional, but it usually wouldn't be included (although in reality we usually use when rather than [at] what time anyway :). OP's specific example happens to include a "location-based" clause based on at [the swimming pool] , but it might be worth looking at two slightly different contexts...
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There are several prepositions that can be used before the word time. They are all employed to look at the future and mean much the same thing. One can write that: The situation will get better.. in time. with time. and. over time. But none of these take the article the. Its use changes the meaning of the expression:
@GaryB - I agree about duration. If a firefighter rescues me from a burning building, I'm being helped at a most difficult time. If an insurance agent is helping me get resettled after a house fire, I'm being helped in a most difficult time. But learners should know: these are just vague generalities and there is plenty of wiggle room.
At that time means a prior time that is being brought up to refer to something that someone is saying in the moment about a previous time. That time refers to a particular instance. Share
It is a time to celebrate a great many religious holidays, it is a time to say goodbye to the past year and it is a time to welcome a new year." In that example (which I just made up), "a time" is still general, as it's not a specific instance of the many Decembers that occur over the course of years. –