Meaning
At that time.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English then(ne), than(ne), from Old English þonne, þanne, þænne (“then, at that time”), from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that (time), then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“then”), German dann (“then”), Swedish då (“then”), Icelandic þá (“then”). Doublet of than.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
at the timeback in the dayand thenand sosubsequentlysoaccordinglyconcurrentlyfollowed byas a result
Antonyms
beforepreviouslyprior to
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-30HEGNOTU
- 2025-03-17HTCONDE
- 2025-01-26TYEPNHO
- 2024-12-31NATHEPY
- 2024-12-03EHTNMOW
- 2024-09-08HETIGNW
- 2024-08-10ETCNIHK
- 2024-04-14HENIGMT
- 2024-03-03HAELNPT
- 2024-02-09TDLGEHN
- 2023-11-06HADEUNT
- 2023-09-07NCYUTHE
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.