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The phrase "argument at the time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific discussion or debate that occurred during a particular period or moment.
Example: "The argument at the time centered around the implications of the new policy on local businesses."
Alternatives: "discussion during that period" or "debate at that moment".
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That was the argument at the time.
My argument at the time was based on two propositions.
I was on the other side of the argument at the time.
It was a common argument at the time, at least in intellectual Labour circles.
The argument at the time was that national security also entailed economic security.
His argument at the time was that he was just reiterating BMA policy.
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Among his arguments at the time were Mr. Buffett's advanced age and the company's slowing growth.
This isn't to deny that there were fierce arguments, at the time and ever since, about the causes and goals of both the Civil War and the Second World War.
Mr. Kaplan said much of the meeting was spent drafting and reworking the document, on which Mr. Zakaria's name did not appear, and was "a forceful summary of some of the best pro-war arguments at the time".
You can probably recall the arguments at the time: who needs offline access, connectivity is everywhere anyway, not enough apps will support this etc.
One of the Obama arguments at the time was that the rush in the stimulus program was needed to avoid a Great Depression.
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