What Does "at that time" Mean?
Learn what "at that time" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
At that time I wasn't mentally and
This means the speaker says they lacked the mental and financial stability to care for a child then.
From Love Lies And Bloodline, Episode 52
When do people say this?
Scene Context
The speaker explains that they were not in a good position to raise their child at that time.
Usage Scenario
Use it in a serious personal explanation about past circumstances. It is sensitive and can sound heavy or defensive, so it is not for casual use.
Better ways to say it
At that time I wasn't mentally and financially stable to raise my child.
I wasn't stable enough to raise my child then.
I couldn't raise my child at that time.
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