"At the Time" is a song written by Bill Anderson that was recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard.

Released as a single by United Artists Records, it reached the top 20 of the US country chart in 1974.

[5] The song was given a positive review from Billboard magazine, who found it to have "very clever lyrics" and praised Shepard's vocal performance.

[1] Writers Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann had similar findings, calling the lyrics "enormously clever".

[3] "At the Time" reached the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, rising to the number 13 position in 1974.