"Gurman previously said the first Apple Silicon Mac would be announced
"by" November, but today’s wording narrows this down to "in" November,
making it unlikely that we will be hearing about Apple Silicon Macs at
next week’s Apple event."Could somebody explain to me the difference between "by November" and "in November"?
Answer
by November is usually understood to mean an unspecified time somewhere in the period up to and until the start of November, i.e. any time before November 1st. by is a bit like a deadline – something has to be completed by a certain time/date.
in November means during the month of November, i.e. between November 1st and November 31st.
Note that there can be disagreement (even among native speakers) about the precise meaning of ‘by’ in such a context, as discussed in a different stack exchange thread here. Some native speakers use ‘by’ as inclusive, i.e. by November meaning any time before or during November.
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Source : Link , Question Author : joan , Answer Author : kandyman
