a la sazón

La casa pertenecía a la sazón a una familia de comerciantes.
The house belonged at that time to a merchant family.
La escritora vivía a la sazón en Buenos Aires.
The writer was living at that time in Buenos Aires.
La empresa, a la sazón recién fundada, carecía de capital.
The company, then newly founded, lacked capital.
Su padre, a la sazón ministro, se opuso al proyecto.
His father, then a minister, opposed the project.
El pueblo a la sazón tenía menos de mil habitantes.
The village at that time had fewer than a thousand inhabitants.

Similar words

en aquel tiempo

por aquel entonces

entonces

El pueblo a la sazón tenía menos de mil habitantes.
The village at that time had fewer than a thousand inhabitants.
Su padre, a la sazón ministro, se opuso al proyecto.
His father, then a minister, opposed the project.
La casa pertenecía a la sazón a una familia de comerciantes.
The house belonged at that time to a merchant family.
La escritora vivía a la sazón en Buenos Aires.
The writer was living at that time in Buenos Aires.
La empresa, a la sazón recién fundada, carecía de capital.
The company, then newly founded, lacked capital.

entonces

por aquel entonces

en aquel tiempo

From sazón, which goes back to Latin satio, “sowing”.

What does a la sazón mean?

It means at that time in a past account.

Is a la sazón formal?

Yes. It is common in historical and literary prose.

Does it refer to the present?

Usually it points to a time in the past.

Can it interrupt a sentence?

Yes. It often appears between commas.

Is sazón here about food?

No. The expression refers to a time or occasion.

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