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The phrase "admitted at the time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a confession or acknowledgment made during a specific period or event.
Example: "He admitted at the time that he had made a mistake in his calculations."
Alternatives: "acknowledged then" or "confessed at that moment".
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In fact, as Barrett-Jolley admitted at the time, it was all a ruse to disguise the true destination.
Ms. Natwick, hardly known for her musical chops, gamely admitted at the time that she was "no Merman".
This idea "is not the finished product yet" he admitted at the time, which may be understatement of the year.
As George Bush Snr and John Major admitted at the time, it was aimed at securing global oil supplies, pure and simple.
Home defeats by Southampton and Swansea had some supporters twitching and Clarke himself admitted at the time a win was needed sooner rather than.
Kaptain, who has since died, admitted at the time that he had struck a player, but said he did so because his brother had been hit.
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Yet as Waldegrave candidly admits, at the time he very much felt like somebody.
"I think that was harder on a 10-year-old boy than he'd care to admit at the time," Obama told Scott during a 2010 interview in the Oval Office.
Reit was philosophical about the millions of dollars that the character had generated, admitting at the time, "All I have are some nice memories and a little nostalgic sadness that I am not part of the movie.
I have to admit, at the time, I was more excited about the planes.
The New Zealand squad had suffered from a sickness bug in midweek, with All Blacks number eight Kieran Read admitting at the time that the players had a "guided tour of the bathrooms" at their base.
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