The phrase "a time when something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific moment or period in which an event or action occurred.
Example: "I remember a time when something extraordinary happened during our vacation."
Alternatives: "a moment when something" or "an occasion when something".
"Yes, he was popular, but there came a time when something changed.
"There had to come a time when something has to be done".
But for every growing company that hits an inflection point, there comes a time when something unexpected happens: how you react can make or break you.
He said: "This is one of the most important days in American history and it is amazing to live in a time when something like this can happen.
To start, I want you to think of a time when something was really hard for you but you succeeded, or a time when you witnessed someone facing a big challenge and managed to handle it.
What seems infuriating in retrospect is not so much that it made a potentially serious story somewhat ludicrous but that at a time when something bigger than compassion could have been expressed, the movie reverted to clichés and distortions.
Maybe it's naïve or maybe it's utopian but the question is, 'Can there be a kind of planet of voices that can exist, at least for a short time, when something like this happens?' ".
Somewhere in Ireland in 2053, people are haunted by a "lost time," when something calamitous happened, and hope to reclaim the past.
Haggis explained, "If you're having a fight with your girlfriend, the auditor will ask, 'Can you remember an earlier time when something like this happened?' And if you do then he'll ask, 'What about a time before that?
"You need as much understanding and support as you can find for a very long time when something like that happens.
"Obviously there's time when something requires a reaction to, but you want those guys to play, enjoy it and let loose and not worry.
