이때

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this time, this moment

⏰ 이때 = 이 (this) + 때 (time): this time, this moment

이 is the demonstrative this, as in 이것 (this thing). 때 means time or occasion, as in 그때 (that time) and 언제 (when). Swap 이 for 그 and you get that time, so the pair 이때 / 그때 mirrors this / that.

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