until

preposition
un·til
ŭn-tĭlʹ

Up to the time of (something happening); pending.

Example

“If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.”

Other meanings

Up to (a certain place)
“Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left.”
Before (a time).

Synonyms

up to

Antonyms

since

Related words

until next time
fake it until one makes it
lesbian until graduation
until all hours
until further notice
until hell freezes over
until Kingdom come
until one is blue in the face
until one's dying day
until the cows come
until the cows come home
until the cows freeze over

Example sentences

“Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
“You should wait until you feel better.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Not until later did they realize their mistake.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "vntil".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “until” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.