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then

1 1.0

The time being talked about

noun
/ðɛn/

: entonces

But that was then and this is now.

Examples

But I wish I knew then what I know now.
There's my granddad, then my dad and then my dad's half brother and then me.
This church, then, would be one such.
And until then, am I wrong?
I remember my childhood fondly, but back then, life was much simpler.
She planned to travel to Paris in the spring; her flight departs then.
We celebrated our anniversary on a sunny day then, filled with laughter.

Synonyms

just then

vsthen

52 1.7

At the exact moment something happens

is used more generally to mark a specific time in the past or future

then and there

vsthen

Informal

45 3.2

Do something immediately at that moment

is used more generally to mark a time point rather than immediate action

Idioms

now and then

Informal

285 1.0

Happens sometimes but not very often

every now and then

137 2.0

Sometimes, not very often

just then

52 1.7

At the exact moment something happens

then again

Informal

46 3.2

To show a different idea or possibility

then and there

Informal

45 3.2

Do something immediately at that moment

and then some

Informal

30 5.2

More than expected or mentioned

go on then

6 7.7

To tell someone to start or continue after they hesitate

Surface Forms

then singular

Etymology

Then originally meant 'at that time', so it can be used as a noun for a particular moment, as in 'from then on'.