Writing a partial derivative as a function of time

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I have two time-dependent variables $x$ and $y$. Now I want to write $\dfrac{\partial x}{\partial y}$ at particular time step ($t$).

What is the correct format to write such expression?

$\dfrac{\partial x(t)}{\partial y(t)}$ or $\dfrac{\partial x}{\partial y}(t)$ is correct or both?

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This isn't totally standardised, but I like this notation: $$ \frac{\partial x}{\partial y} {\Big\rvert}_t $$

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We usually write

$$\left(\dfrac{\partial x}{\partial y}\right)_{t}$$

to express the fact that $t$ is hold constant.