in a time when vs in a time where

Both 'in a time when' and 'in a time where' are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'In a time when' is more commonly used to refer to a specific period or era, while 'in a time where' is used to describe a situation or circumstance.

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in a time when

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific period or era in the past or present. It is often followed by a description of events or circumstances.

Examples:

In a time when technology was not as advanced, people relied more on traditional methods.
In a time when the economy was booming, many businesses flourished.

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He lived in a time when ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts were being rediscovered.
But it has happened in a time when we really don't see many miraculous things.
This issue has profound implications because we live in a time when young people are faced with many challenges which are mainly financial in nature.
We are in a time when many think that by our own strength, thanks to the human capabilities, the universe will gradually conquer its true achievement.
"It is very important to build up common standards in a time when more and more data are being exchanged", stressed the EP's rapporteur, Jan Philipp Albrecht (Greens/EFA).
We live in a time when discoveries - a common heritage for all of us - are being confused with inventions.
For younger athletes, however, can be an important year to prove their value in international competitions in a time when the best are not making pressure.
The food sector is strategic in a time when the world population continues to increase and multinationals decide prices. Land remains a primary source linked to technological innovation.
What you are saying would be convincing in a time when people knew how to read.
The Indulgence was for Francis also a gift to the most humble and destitute, in a time when obtaining this spiritual benefit entailed expensive and long pilgrimages.
It does not offer the much needed space for investment in research, innovation, education and infrastructure or in the fight against youth unemployment, but would mean more austerity in a time when many European economies are already in recession.
With such an approach we must reaffirm also that it is not the State's job to realise the network of broad-band fiber optic in a time when public utilities infrastructures are all on the road to privatisation.
However, we have also voted against a large number of other budget lines which are unjustified and wasteful in a time when we should all be showing economic prudence.
After a shame to spend all the time and energy on individual creativity in a time when success is waiting for you in financial activities.
He lived in a time when fascism, like a virus, like the AIDS virus, needed a strong host in order to spread.
Except that it is happening: and it's worth seeing if only to know that these seeds are being sown in a time when everything seems set against us and all life on earth.
"Stained Glass Stories" (SGS) was published in few copies for a small label in a time when Prog music was in decay, despite this it is reputed a masterpiece of U.S Prog.
The attendants addressed everybody as tu (thou) in a time when the tu was only familiar and at any rate required an explicit authorization, and the people raged when heard them addressing that way their beloved.
The book comes out in Italy in a time when the debate on justice is particularly intense and is located in an unorthodox position with respect to the views of politicians, judges and experts.
His gaze is not only directed at the past but also to the future, in a time when the car is looking for new means to facilitate the movement to a lower energy cost.

Alternatives:

during a period when
at a time when
in an era when
in a time of
when

in a time where

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English compared to 'in a time when'.

This phrase is used to describe a situation or circumstance that existed during a specific period. It is often followed by details about the context.