even then
adv1
Still, even at that time; then as well as beforehand.
2
Contrastive, Idiomatic Regardless of the circumstances (often ones that have just been stated).
- I'm used to being disappointed, and even then, this is underwhelming.
- We slipped the release date six months, I mean, we had to, OK? But even then, it needed more time in the oven.2023 July 25, Paul Tozour, The Four Swords: A Parable of Leadership, Video Games, and Dead Dragons, Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN, page 329:
3
Formal At that very moment.