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It is used for an action which will be finished before a stated future time.

• I will have retired by 2020.
• She will have finished writing the reports by two o’clock this afternoon.
• By the time I arrive home, my parents will have had their lunch.
• Alex will have given up football by 2013.
• Robin will have prepared dinner by the time I got home.

ATTENTION: We generally use by, by the time with Future Perfect Tense. When we introduce these time clauses we use SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. Check the examples:

By the time my father gets home, I will have finished my homework.

Arda will have fixed the bicycle by the time his friend calls.