In time the sun dried up

[GoodTaste]

Does "In time the sun dried up" mean "During the time the sun dried up"?

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Chapter 6 Choosing Our Universe


According to the Boshongo people of central Africa,in the beginning there was only darkness, water and the great god Bumba. One day Bumba, in pain from a stomachache, vomited up the sun. In time the sun dried up some of the water, leaving land. But Bumba was still in pain, and vomited some more.

Source: The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking

 

[GoesStation]

No. It means after a period of time passed, the sun's heat made some of the water evaporate.

 

[emsr2d2]

I was about to ask you whether there was really no comma after "In time". Before asking, I decided to Google the phrase. This website does not show "In time" there. It gives the complete sentence as "The sun dried up some of the water, leaving land".

 

[GoodTaste]

I was about to ask you whether there was really no comma after "In time". Before asking, I decided to Google the phrase. This website does not show "In time" there. It gives the complete sentence as "The sun dried up some of the water, leaving land".

OK. A screenshot is a faithful "fact checker":



The typesetting is tight and neat, isn't it?

 

[Tdol]

It works perfectly.