I'll call you by ten vs I'll call you at ten

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I'll call you by ten' implies that the call will happen before ten o'clock, while 'I'll call you at ten' indicates that the call will happen exactly at ten o'clock.

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I'll call you by ten

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the call will happen before ten o'clock.

Examples:

I'll call you by ten, so be ready to leave.
Please finish your work by ten, and I'll call you then.

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I'll probably call ten times a day, so I apologize in advance.
- I'll call you back in ten.
I'll call you back in ten minutes when I'm on the road.
If I don't hear from you, I'll call you again in ten minutes.
There's a call in ten minutes, and then I'll head home.
Let me call you in ten minutes.
San Antonio PD received a 911 call ten minutes ago.
Look, let me call you backin ten.
We got the call ten minutes ago, direct from the White House counsel.
They got a call ten minutes ago from a paramedic coming in with a heater.
Gentlemen do not call after ten o'clock.
Even foreign calls were ten per cent lower than previously.
Tell her I'll call her back in ten.
Some nights he would even call her ten, 20 times.
I've had calls from ten head-hunters with job offers.
Which he used to call his sister ten minutes before he was killed.
You hear from Booth, you call me within ten seconds.
If you call terrifying a ten-year-old boy a plan.
The Douglaston conference call is in ten minutes.
They said to call back in ten minutes.

Alternatives:

I'll call you before ten
I'll call you prior to ten

I'll call you at ten

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the call will happen exactly at ten o'clock.

Examples:

I'll call you at ten, so keep your phone nearby.
Let's meet after I call you at ten.

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I'll probably call ten times a day, so I apologize in advance.
- I'll call you back in ten.
I'll call you back in ten minutes when I'm on the road.
If I don't hear from you, I'll call you again in ten minutes.
She calls me at ten minutes before the hour, she leaves a message and I get back to her.
There's a call in ten minutes, and then I'll head home.
Let me call you in ten minutes.
San Antonio PD received a 911 call ten minutes ago.
Look, let me call you backin ten.
We got the call ten minutes ago, direct from the White House counsel.
They got a call ten minutes ago from a paramedic coming in with a heater.
Gentlemen do not call after ten o'clock.
Even foreign calls were ten per cent lower than previously.
Tell her I'll call her back in ten.
Some nights he would even call her ten, 20 times.
I've had calls from ten head-hunters with job offers.
Which he used to call his sister ten minutes before he was killed.
You hear from Booth, you call me within ten seconds.
If you call terrifying a ten-year-old boy a plan.
The Douglaston conference call is in ten minutes.

Alternatives:

I'll call you on the dot at ten
I'll call you precisely at ten

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I'll call you by ten vs I'll call you at ten