until
直到,直至,直到直到,到
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Definitions
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- : up to the time that or when; till:He read until his guests arrived.
- : before: They did not come until the meeting was half over.
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- : onward to or till: She worked until 6 p.m.
- : before: He did not go until night.
- : Scot. and North England. to; unto.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
It may be fun and it may get them paid, until oversaturation ruins our sense for irony and destroys the market for it.
In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.
At the time (and until 1913), U.S. senators were not popularly elected but were selected by the state legislature.
Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
He didn't need to wait—as the birds did—until an angleworm stuck his head above ground.
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
Here is a chair, Monsieur Arden; but you can hardly see it until your eyes have grown a little accustomed to our crpuscula.
Aguinaldo withheld his decision until Paterno could report to him the definite opinions of his generals.