to the present time vs to present time

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'To the present time' is the more common and formal expression, indicating up to the current moment. 'To present time' is less common and may sound awkward, as 'present time' is not typically used in this way.

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to the present time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to the time up to the current moment.

Examples:

The project has been ongoing to the present time.
She has lived in this city to the present time.

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The impact of the Cohesion Fund from its creation to the present time
2. The impact of the Cohesion Fund from its creation to the present time
You must be careful at Amsterdam that you do not destroy what we have achieved and what has been created to the present time.
'Distribution of Market Values' means the forecast of the probability distribution of net market values of transactions within a netting set for some future date (the forecasting horizon), given the realised market value of those transactions up to the present time.
I just want to be devoted to the present time, right now.
Is if you bring someone out of a traumatic event, back to the present time, - no matter how carefully you do that...
Indeed up to the present time an objective for these zones has not existed.
That has, in fact, been the strange situation up to the present time.
Up to the present time, the exact opposite has been achieved, namely minimal consumer acceptance or even consumer resistance.
It was a good thing that the resolution that we have adopted brings us to the present time, to consider the martyrs of today.
The reality, however, is that Russia has not changed anything up to the present time and it seems to be difficult for it to do so.
What appropriations exactly have the other Greek NGOs received since 1990 to the present time?
To what extent have Greek Government guarantees been activated since 2000 to the present time?
Can you say exactly what facilities are being abolished because you no longer consider them appropriate to the present time?
Mr. Cicci, from the year 1942 to the present time, you were an employee of the Genco Olive Oil Company?
What is the total amount of Community funding (grants and any form of loan through the European Investment Bank) granted to FYROM and Turkey since 1992 to the present time?
What is the total amount of Community funding (free of charge, and any form of loan through the European Investment Bank) provided to Skopje from 1992 to the present time?
"Distribution of Market Values" means the forecast of the probability distribution of net market values of transactions within a netting set for some future date (the forecasting horizon), given the realised market value of those transactions up to the present time.
What is the trend in the Chinese and Vietnamese share of the EU market since 2006 to the present time, and what is the market share of European manufacturers?
What proposals, in both absolute and percentage terms, for reductions in CO2 emissions were submitted by each Member State in their proposed national allocation plans, and what were the final figures approved for each Member State by the Commission to the present time?

Alternatives:

up to now
so far
until now
up to the present moment

to present time

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase can be used to refer to the time up to the current moment, but it may sound awkward due to the uncommon use of 'present time'.

Examples:

The data was accurate to present time.
The report covers the events up to present time.

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Release and return to present time.
Although up to present time the infections seem to be contained within a defined area under the restrictions provided for in Decision 2004/666/EC, it appears appropriate to reintroduce vaccination in bordering areas to prevent possible further spread of the disease.
The Belgian Presidency has taken significant steps in normalising relations with Cuba, by beginning to overcome the so-called common position, which is more suited to the Cold War than to present times.
It is true that we are reinterpreting a Keynesian model readjusted to present times, but in this Keynesian model we need to speed up structural reforms.
I just want to be devoted to the present time, right now.
Is if you bring someone out of a traumatic event, back to the present time, - no matter how carefully you do that...
And it's maturing up to the present time.
You must be careful at Amsterdam that you do not destroy what we have achieved and what has been created to the present time.
But a uniform procedure did not appear on the horizon even then, and has not appeared up to the present time.
Indeed up to the present time an objective for these zones has not existed.
That has, in fact, been the strange situation up to the present time.
Between doses, the red light will blink in one-second pulses to indicate the approximate number of doses administered up to the present time.
Up to the present time, the exact opposite has been achieved, namely minimal consumer acceptance or even consumer resistance.
It was a good thing that the resolution that we have adopted brings us to the present time, to consider the martyrs of today.
The reality, however, is that Russia has not changed anything up to the present time and it seems to be difficult for it to do so.
What appropriations exactly have the other Greek NGOs received since 1990 to the present time?
My question is the following: I heard Commissioner Kinnock say that European officials enjoy a number of facilities that are no longer appropriate to the present time.
In the same way, the importance of environmental aid for agriculture is growing, as environmental issues become more and more relevant to the present time.
To what extent have Greek Government guarantees been activated since 2000 to the present time?
The impact of the Cohesion Fund from its creation to the present time

Alternatives:

up to now
so far
until now
up to the present moment

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