even then

English

Adverb

even then (not comparable)

  1. Still, even at that time; then as well as beforehand.
    Coordinate term: even now
  2. (idiomatic, contrastive) Regardless of the circumstances (often ones that have just been stated).
    I'm used to being disappointed, and even then, this is underwhelming.
    • 2023 July 25, Paul Tozour, The Four Swords: A Parable of Leadership, Video Games, and Dead Dragons‎[1], Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN, page 329:
      We slipped the release date six months, I mean, we had to, OK? But even then, it needed more time in the oven.
  3. (formal) At that very moment.
    Synonym: just then
    Coordinate term: even now
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