Definition
(up) until (now): so far, up to, before (now)
till and 'til are both variants of "until", commonly used in English.
You have until Friday to give us your answer. Friday is the last day for giving us your answer.
I will be on vacation starting today until June 1st.
until then before that moment, in the meantime
(I won't be back) until (11pm): (I will be back) at or just after (11pm)
Pronunciation examples
UK: I've got so much work, I think I'll be here until midnight!
US: By the look of that pile of papers, you'll be here until next week!
- "Just a reminder, folks: Radio Rhubarb will stay with this story until the bodies are discovered, excuse me, I mean until the situation is explained."
- "I'm not here right now because I'm on vacation, yippee, until - until August 15th."
- "Edward : ...and that he'll keep me hostage, until..."
- "Narrator : Bruno eventually perfected his skills of interpretation until he was ready to take on the ultimate challenge: the dolphin."
- "Susie : I'm actually just CEO until Bruno comes back, but thank you."
- "-Sir, why did you wait until the last minute to pay your taxes?"
- "They won't be back until sundown, which leaves us to do as we please."
- "Folks, we've all made mistakes like this at one point or another, so let's reserve judgment until we have all the facts."
- "This question soon became one of Cheeter's favourites: a sort of mantra which he repeated up until his death."
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