The phrase "a time when little" is not complete and lacks clarity in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are referring to a specific period characterized by minimal activity or significance, but it needs additional context to be fully understood.
Example: "It was a time when little was expected from the team, allowing them to explore new ideas freely."
Alternatives: "an era of minimal" or "a period of little".
And at a time when little or nothing on television increases its audience, the N.F.L. is still finding new viewers.
It suits a time when little outward activity is demanded and when the peculiar traditions of a group seem particularly worth emphasizing.
The report at times painted a remarkable portrait of a city sustaining itself at a time when little was expected of local government.
In other words, to preserve a piece of Italian-American heritage at a time when Little Italy has largely been overtaken by Chinatown, museum officials say they will have to take down a piece of that history in the process.
Tensions are escalating dangerously in the skies over Syria at a time of deepening uncertainty over whether the Trump Administration has defined a long-term strategy and at a time when little diplomacy through normal channels seems to be involved.
The original concept, outlined over two years ago by the developer John Zuccotti, offered some of the first creative planning for the future of downtown at a time when little forward thinking was coming from official sources.
As we speak, this little brother is almost twice my size and weight, but you know how it works with little baby brothers... Once upon a time, when my little brother actually was little, he bended my ears about everything.
It was a time when a little foolishness was still all right.
White was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984, at a time when very little was known about the disease and how it spreads.
But at a time when very little seems certain, one thing I am sure of: the solution to our problems cannot be found within a single point of view.
Governors have significant influence over the politics in their state capitals - and the lives of their constituents - especially at a time when so little is happening in Washington.
