until
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1.0
- subordinating conjunction
- /ənˈtɪl/
:
hasta que
- This story won't go away until he goes away.
- wait until
- continue until
- until it reaches
They called him that right up until he died.
- They called him that right up until he died.
- And you just do this until it begins to hurt.
- At least, that is, until it is disrupted.
- challenge it, stretch it, scream it until it's gone.
- When in doubt, just keep doing it until it's better.
- He said you're not a man until your father dies.
- And I didn't realize that until I changed the program.
- I cried all the way to the JCC until Lucy told me to stop.
- Until either I got in shape or until summer ended.
- Or is this just layer after layer until you know, you expire?
- How long, I don't know, until we're done what.
Examples
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You should wait here until your parents arrive.
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We're not gonna leave here until you tell us what happened at the plant.
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Where could I move to until I found the place?
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When in doubt, just keep doing it until it's better.
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I tracked her down and kept her talking until she told me what happened.
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Amy refused to practice her band music until she knew how her part sounded.
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So you'll be covered until the new policies are issued.
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Miraculously, Robert managed to hold on until the train reached its next stop.
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He's staying here with me until the doctor and the police arrive.
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At most colleges and universities, students work alone until they embark on the senior design sequence.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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9.5
For a very long time, often to say something will never happen
- Informal
To keep supporting something until the very end, no matter how long it takes
- Informal
To delay action or decisions until things become clearer
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Until comes from old English parts unto ('to') and till ('up to a time'), so it marks when something stops or changes. A helpful way to remember it is 'up to that moment', which is why we use until to show when something ends.