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until en · ADP

Pronunciation

/ənˈtɪl/ (US)
ən-tĭlʹ (Canada, UK)
(US) audio
/ˈʌntəl/ Appalachians, also
ŭn-tĭlʹ (US)
/ʊnˈtɪl/ (Canada, UK)
ŭn-tĭlʹ (Canada, UK)
/ʌnˈtɪl/ (US)
/ʌnˈtɪl/ (Canada, UK)
/ənˈtɪl/ (Canada, UK)
/ɪnˈtɪl/ (nonstandard)
ŭn-tĭlʹ Appalachians, also
ən-tĭlʹ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English vntil, until, untill, ontil, ontill, perhaps representing a northern variant of Middle English unto (see Modern English unto). By surface analysis, un- (“against; toward; up to”) + till.

Meanings

Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
- If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.
Up to (a certain place)
- Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left.
Before (a time).
- I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion." 2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:
(obsolete) To; physically towards.
- He rousd himselfe full blith, and hastned them untill. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 4:
(without an object) Up to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.
- Every Friday 2pm-until and Saturday 5pm-until[;] we are located inside the dollar general parking lot 2020 August 5, Boutte BBQ (boutte_bbq), post on Instagram
- Open Monday to Saturday 4pm – Until and Sunday 12pm - Until. We are conveniently located at: […] 2025 July 20, Gauchos Brazilian Steakhouse (gauchosbraziliansteakhouseusa), post on Instagram
- A celebration of his life will also be held at Pete's Tavern 16705 Florida Blvd on Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 2pm until and at TJ's Lounge 11585 Plank Road on Sunday, March 4, 2018 from 2pm until. He is survived by his children, […] 2018, Wilbert Funeral Home, Obituary for Peter James Smith (1937-2018)
- Bake sale on Saturday, 2pm until.

Antonyms

since

Synonyms

'til · up to · till

Translations (181)

sl do (up to the time of) · nl totdat (up to the time of) · sk do (up to the time of) · ka -მდე (up to the time of) · mi rānō (up to the time of) · it fino a quando (up to the time of) · es antes (before) · mt sakemm (up to the time of) · kmr ta (before) · kmr heta (before) · fi asti (up to the time of) · pt até que (before) · ur جب تک (up to the time of) · vi cho tới (up to the time of) · uk до (before) · grc μέχρι (up to the time of) · ba ҡәҙәр (up to the time of) · grc ἕως (up to the time of) · izh nast (up to the time of) · oc fins (up to the time of) · fi ennen (before) · gl endenantes (before) · hi ... तक (up to the time of) · sh dȍ (up to the time of) · af tot (up to the time of) · it fino a (up to the time of) · gl denantes (before) · ro până (up to the time of) · fy oant (up to the time of) · wa diski (up to the time of) · sq deri (up to the time of) · sv tills (up to the time of) · tg то (up to the time of) · hi तक (before) · bn অবধি (up to the time of) · mfe ziska (up to the time of) · cy tan (up to the time of) · fr jusqu'à (up to the time of) · it finché (up to the time of) · pl aż do (up to the time of) · cmn 直到 (up to the time of) · sw mpaka (up to the time of) · ary تا (up to the time of) · lv līdz (up to the time of) · vi cho đến (up to the time of) · ast ta (up to the time of) · sga co (up to the time of) · ast ata (up to the time of) · mwl até (up to the time of) · ajp حتى (up to the time of) · mk сѐ до (up to the time of) · lt kol (up to the time of) · uk до (up to the time of) · el μέχρι (up to the time of) · tr kadar (up to the time of) · el πριν (before) · vi đến (up to the time of) · ceb hangtod (up to the time of) · yua tak (up to the time of) · kmr berî (before) · kmr ta (up to the time of) · tr dek (up to the time of) · ga go dtí (up to the time of) · pl do (up to the time of) · ary حتى (up to the time of) · ug -كە قەدەر (up to the time of) · pam angga (before) · cmn 在……之前 (before) · ru не ра́ньше (before) · cs do (up to the time of) · ba хәтлем (up to the time of) · ug -غا قەدەر (up to the time of) · gd gus (up to the time of) · ug -گىچە (up to the time of) · fax hasta (up to the time of) · mi tae noa ki (up to the time of) · is fyrr en (up to the time of) · pam angga (up to the time of) · de bis an (up to the time of) · ru до (up to the time of) · fi kunnes (up to the time of) · he עַד (up to the time of) · izh nas (up to the time of) · et kuni (up to the time of) · yue 到 (up to the time of) · ja まで (before) · grc ἄχρι (up to the time of) · ar حَتَّى (before) · es hasta (up to the time of) · srn te kon miti (up to the time of) · de bis zu (up to the time of) · ro până nu (before) · pt até (up to the time of) · ja まで (up to the time of) · izh nasse (up to the time of) · is þar til (up to the time of) · is þangað til (up to the time of) · ug -قىچە (up to the time of) · ast hasta (up to the time of) · io til (up to the time of) · mi āpānoa (up to the time of) · he לפני (before) · da indtil (up to the time of) · wa disk' a (up to the time of) · ur ... تک (up to the time of) · mk до (up to the time of) · pt até que (up to the time of) · cmn 直至 (up to the time of) · gd gu (up to the time of) · ru до (before) · bg до (up to the time of) · ba тиклем (up to the time of) · yi ביז (up to the time of) · arz لغاية (up to the time of) · eu arte (up to the time of) · hsb do (up to the time of) · mt sa (up to the time of) · izh saa (up to the time of) · gun peve (up to the time of) · fr jusque (up to the time of) · ca fins (up to the time of) · yue 至 (up to the time of) · txb eṃṣke (up to the time of) · ang oþ (up to the time of) · izh as (up to the time of) · hi पर्यंत (up to the time of) · ht jiska (up to the time of) · am እስከ (up to the time of) · ug -گە قەدەر (up to the time of) · ms sehingga (up to the time of) · mk до (before) · ar حَتَّى (up to the time of) · la usque ad (up to the time of) · hu előtt (before) · de bis (up to the time of) · ro până când (up to the time of) · ug -غىچە (up to the time of) · hi पर्यंत (before) · acw إلين (up to the time of) · yue 喺……之前 (before) · gl deica (up to the time of) · pa ਤੱਕ (up to the time of) · fi saakka (up to the time of) · ko -까지 (up to the time of) · dsb do (up to the time of) · kmr heta (up to the time of) · is uns (up to the time of) · uk не раніше (before) · gl endeica (up to the time of) · ug -كىچە (up to the time of) · grc μέσφα (up to the time of) · zdj hata mpaka (up to the time of) · ast fasta (up to the time of) · fr avant (before) · wa disk' a tant ki (up to the time of) · af totdat (up to the time of) · ug -قا قەدەر (up to the time of) · vi tới (up to the time of) · ajp لـ (up to the time of) · el ως (up to the time of) · gl aventes (before) · bn পর্যন্ত (up to the time of) · fa تا (up to the time of) · eo ĝis (up to the time of) · izh ast (up to the time of) · hu -ig (up to the time of) · gl enantes (before) · nds bit (up to the time of) · nl tot (up to the time of) · lt iki (up to the time of) · pdt bat (nds) (up to the time of) · ro până ce (up to the time of) · my အထိ (up to the time of) · sh до̏ (up to the time of) · ajp لحدّ (up to the time of) · cmn 至 (up to the time of) · izh asse (up to the time of) · pam bayu (before) · roa-leo ata (up to the time of) · be да (up to the time of) · mi rā anō (up to the time of)

until en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

/ənˈtɪl/ (US)
ən-tĭlʹ (Canada, UK)
(US) audio
/ˈʌntəl/ Appalachians, also
ŭn-tĭlʹ (US)
/ʊnˈtɪl/ (Canada, UK)
ŭn-tĭlʹ (Canada, UK)
/ʌnˈtɪl/ (US)
/ʌnˈtɪl/ (Canada, UK)
/ənˈtɪl/ (Canada, UK)
/ɪnˈtɪl/ (nonstandard)
ŭn-tĭlʹ Appalachians, also
ən-tĭlʹ (US)

Etymology

Meanings

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).
- It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts. 1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01:
- Not until I got his email did I fully understand his disappointment.
- It took us a week before/until we got the house repainted.
- Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting. 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
Before (a condition becoming true).
- It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:

Antonyms

since

Deriveds

until the wheels fall off (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until the cows come (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until next time (terms derived from all parts of speech) · up until (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until all hours (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until the cows come home (terms derived from all parts of speech) · time until expiration (terms derived from all parts of speech) · you never miss the water until the well runs dry (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until hell freezes over (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until proven otherwise (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until the last dog is hung (terms derived from all parts of speech) · fake it until one makes it (terms derived from all parts of speech) · whereuntil (terms derived from all parts of speech) · lesbian until graduation (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until one is blue in the face (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until we meet again (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until such time as (terms derived from all parts of speech) · it isn't over until the fat lady sings (terms derived from all parts of speech) · it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until Kingdom come (terms derived from all parts of speech) · 'til (terms derived from all parts of speech) · the jug goes to the well until it breaks (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until the pips squeak (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until one's dying day (terms derived from all parts of speech) · it ain't over until the fat lady sings (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until further notice (terms derived from all parts of speech) · until the cows freeze over (terms derived from all parts of speech) · never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (terms derived from all parts of speech) · how many stops until (terms derived from all parts of speech)

Synonyms

'til · unto · while · till (up to the time that) · whilom · before (before) · afore (before) · until

Translations (78)

cmn 直到 (up to the time that) · yue 到 (up to the time that) · ja ...まで (before) · kmr heta (before) · wni ta (up to the time that) · es hasta (up to the time that) · uk допо́ки (up to the time that) · my အထိ (up to the time that) · pl aż (up to the time that) · ja ...まで (up to the time that) · cmn 直至 (up to the time that) · txb eṃṣke (up to the time that) · kmr heta (up to the time that) · fr jusqu'au moment où (up to the time that) · sga co (up to the time that) · vi tới khi (up to the time that) · fi kunnes (up to the time that) · mnc ᡳᠰᡳᡨᠠᠯᠠ (up to the time that) · de bis (up to the time that) · kmr heta ku (up to the time that) · yue 至 (up to the time that) · ru до тех пор, пока́ не (up to the time that) · ga go dtí go (up to the time that) · sl dokler (up to the time that) · he עד (up to the time that) · es hasta que (up to the time that) · bg докато (up to the time that) · ug -گىچە (up to the time that) · fi ennen kuin (before) · la donec (up to the time that) · hu mielőtt (before) · ug -قىچە (up to the time that) · kmr ta (up to the time that) · uk по́ки (up to the time that) · ug -غىچە (up to the time that) · nl totdat (up to the time that) · hi तक (up to the time that) · ar حَتَّى (up to the time that) · ar حَتَّى (before) · hi पर्यंत (up to the time that) · wa disca tant ki (up to the time that) · cs dokud (up to the time that) · hu ameddig…nem (up to the time that) · ur پَرْیَنْت (up to the time that) · vi cho đến khi (up to the time that) · ia usque (up to the time that) · grc μέχρι (up to the time that) · vi đến lúc (up to the time that) · he לפני (before) · el ώσπου (up to the time that) · grc ἕως (up to the time that) · bg докато (before) · ro până (up to the time that) · pa ਜਦ ਤੱਕ (up to the time that) · ru пока́ не (up to the time that) · ang oþ þæt (up to the time that) · ur تَک (up to the time that) · sv tills (up to the time that) · hu azelőtt, hogy (before) · sa पर्यन्तम् (up to the time that) · nb inntil (up to the time that) · pt até (up to the time that) · yue 喺……之前 (before) · el ωσότου (up to the time that) · ar إِلَى أَنْ (up to the time that) · vi cho tới khi (up to the time that) · vi đến khi (up to the time that) · vi tới lúc (up to the time that) · hu amíg…nem (up to the time that) · pl dopóki nie (before) · hi तलक (up to the time that) · fr jusqu'à ce que (up to the time that) · mk до́дека не (up to the time that) · fr avant que (before) · ug -كىچە (up to the time that) · cmn 至 (up to the time that) · vi cho đến lúc (up to the time that) · et kuni (up to the time that)