a essa altura

by now

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by now Used to say that something is true at the present point in time, often after some delay or after other events have already happened.
PO: A essa altura, ele já deve estar em casa.
EN: By now, he must already be home.

Que nada, a essa altura ele deve tá tentando lhe matar!

No way, by now he's probably trying to kill you!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

E para que quer provar a heroína a essa altura?

And why would you want to prove heroin at this point?

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Além do mais, a essa altura, mataram seus amigos.

Moreover, by this point, they've already killed their friends.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

O Buchan disse que ele estaria trepando com ela a essa altura.

Buchan said he would already be sleeping with her by now.

— Três é Demais (1998)

Você já deve saber, a essa altura.

You probably already know by now.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

A essa altura de novo!

At this stage, all over again!

— O Tambor (1979)

BP flutua a essa altura.

BP fluctuates at this level.

— Piku (2015)

Imagino que, a essa altura, saiba o que ele faz.

I imagine that, by now, you already know what he does.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

A essa altura eu também estava desanimado.

By that point, I was discouraged too.

— Dangal (2016)