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"be when" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used in conditional or hypothetical sentences to express a situation or condition. Example: "I will be very happy when I finish my exam." In this sentence, "be when" is used to show the condition of being happy, which will occur at a specific point in the future (when the exam is finished).
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be when
noun
The time at which something happens.
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I will be when I get there.
That will be when the problems arise".
The only question seems to be when.
"It'll be: When was the last time?
Who wouldn't be when it's your doctor?
That'll be when Djokovic loses later on.
How can that be, when Republicans love tax cuts?
What did Erick want to be when he grew up?
"That's how it must be when you're cooking".
How many truths can there be when hardly anything happens?
SAB's executives certainly will be when they get paid off.
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