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Discover LudwigThe phrase "apply at the time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the specific moment or period when an application or action is relevant or should be executed.
Example: "To be considered for the scholarship, you must apply at the time the application opens."
Alternatives: "submit during that period" or "apply during that time".
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The Liberal Democrats' policy on income tax represents an increase of £2,000 in the tax thresholds that will apply at the time of the general election next May.
Moreover, the laws that apply at the time of divorce are the laws of the state in which the couple divorces.
Nurse interviewers asked them which risk factors did apply at the time when they were last well.
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The infrastructure charge is applied at the time the funds are expended or transferred.
The official interest rate that applied at the time was 3.25%.
Water is applied at the time of seeding and then subsequently only every 10-20 dependingnding on the soil conditions.
For designated funds, the infrastructure charge will be applied at the time funds are received from all external revenue sources.
In all cases, departments must be explicit about the priority system to be applied at the time the subject is listed in the time schedule.
The generalisations of 'left' versus 'right' of the 1980s, and 'reformists' versus 'conservatives' of the 1990s – however well they applied at the time – no longer work.
Dopamine release was evoked by a single electrical pulse (400 μA, bipolar pulse), applied at the time indicated by the arrow.
The FCO has the same warning in effect for a wide range of countries, and it would have applied at the time you booked your trip.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com