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until preposition [ ənˈtɪl ]

• up to (the point in time or the event mentioned).
• "the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents"
Similar: till, up to, up till, up until, as late as, up to the time of/that, until such time as, pending, through, before, prior to, previous to, earlier than, in advance of, ante-, pre-,
Opposite: beyond, after,

until conjunction

• up to the point in time or the event mentioned.
• "you don't know what you can achieve until you try"
Similar: till, up till, up until, up to the time of/that, until such time as,
Opposite: after,
Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse und ‘as far as’ + till1 (the sense thus duplicated).


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