up until
ʌp ənˈtɪl
Definition

Definition of up until - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

time periodindicating a period ending at a specific point
  • We waited up until midnight for the guests to arrive.
  • The store is open up until 9 PM.
  • He worked on the project up until the deadline.
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Expressions with up until

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during all the time before a certain moment
I had never traveled abroad up until then.

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tillprep.
time
up to a time limit, continuing until a specific moment
yetadv.
so far
up to now or until a specified or implied time
parenting
bring up a child until adulthood
so faradv.
time
until now or up to this point in time
time limit
up until the day before today
time
up until now or the present time
sales offer
only until all available items have been used up
refusal possession
used to say something will not be given up until after death

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  1. French:jusqu'à, ...
  2. German:bis, ...
  3. Italian:fino a, ...
  4. Spanish:hasta, ...
  5. Portuguese:até, ...
  6. Chinese:直到, ...
  7. Japanese:まで, ...
  8. Arabic:حَتَّى, ...
  9. Hebrew:עַד, ...
  10. Russian:до, ...
  11. Ukrainian:до, ...
  12. Hindi:तक, ...

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