The phrase "a time when growth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific period characterized by development or increase, often in a personal, economic, or organizational context.
Example: "The company experienced a time when growth was unprecedented, leading to significant market expansion."
Alternatives: "a period of growth" or "an era of expansion".
"But at a time when growth has not been great, that philosophy has come under attack".
Critics say emissions regulation could hurt the economy at a time when growth is crucial, especially in the energy and manufacturing sectors.
And this acquisition is being done at a time when growth in consumer bank deposits may have peaked and interest rates are rising.
In fact, at a time when growth is slowing in the American and European cellphone markets, the number of GrameenPhone subscribers is rising rapidly.
As for the Nasdaq, some of its big technology companies also performed poorly, perhaps reflecting that they still trade at substantial profit multiples that reflect a time when growth seemed limitless.
What is a common theme is that, at a time when growth should be at the heart of all government policy, it is being trumped by other departmental initiatives.
I think we'll see companies like Compaq and Hewlett-Packard generate improving growth after a period of time when growth was relatively undistinguished.
"The rise in consumer confidence in November is not consistent with a sustained acceleration in consumption growth at a time when income growth is weak, the unemployment rate is high and a double dip in house prices is under way," said Paul Dales, United States economist at Capital Economics.
"Michael came into the league at a time when cable growth was accelerating, broadcast growth continued, and individual athletes were being signed up by athletic shoe and apparel companies as well as general consumer product companies," David Stern, the N.B.A. commissioner, said.
We reside within an entrenched economic system that only values growth at a time when that growth is no longer a possibility.
While this has been an important engine of economic growth, particularly at a time when overall growth has been flagging, it has also created problems.
