The phrase "advanced at the time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that was considered to be progressive or ahead of its contemporaries during a specific historical period.
Example: "The technology developed in the 1980s was advanced at the time, paving the way for modern computing."
Alternatives: "cutting-edge for its era" or "progressive for that period".
Rudd's new commentary, published on Monday, indicates the former prime minister's manifesto for reform at the UN was well advanced at the time the Coalition declined to nominate him.
The designation was originally applied to powerful engines that dominated stock-car racing in the 1960's thanks to their hemispherical combustion chambers, which were advanced at the time.
There may have been grounds for his believing this, but he went on to say that Washington had been of little use in the original revolutionary war, which was an opinion he might more bravely or consistently have advanced at the time.
Of these, nine were in an advanced at the time of diagnosis.
However, according to the previous literature, many cases are already advanced at the time of discovery, indicating the need for further investigation.
In addition, Hanaoka et al. reported that lung cancer patients with pulmonary bullous disease have a poor prognosis because their disease is advanced at the time of detection and because the tumor has aggressive characteristics [11].
David Graeber makes the provocative claim that technology has advanced at the same time as what he calls "bullshit" or pointless jobs have multiplied.
"We are retiring and advancing at the same time," wrote another of Jackson's men, "a condition an army never undertook before".
In their normal gait, only one leg is advanced at a time in the manner adopted by their ancestors, the lobe-finned fish.
They were also more likely to have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis.
Moreover, more than 50% of all HNSCC patients have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis [28].
