up until

idiom

: during the time or period before
Up until now, everything has gone very well.

Examples of up until in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Harry, 39, trained as an Army Air Corps pilot in 2009, before serving with the Corps during his second tour in Afghanistan up until 2014. Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024 Questions can be submitted pre-event via your Investor Meet Company dashboard up until 9am the day before the meeting or at any time during the live presentation. Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024 Eurovision organizers came under fire for their handling of the contest up until the Grand Final. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024 Protesters are allowed to keep one tent with aid supplies up until the end of the quarter in June. TIME, 9 May 2024 Where they’re not utilized in a similar process is on public land, because up until now it hasn’t been allowed on public land. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 5 May 2024 Tad More Tailoring has completed over 80,000 alterations up until now, garnering praise from satisfied customers and businesses alike. Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024 Authorities added that up until March, Mizuhari also used Ohtani’s account to buy about 1,000 baseball cards for $325,000 through eBay and Whatnot. Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024 Promoting healthy habits through WIC: WIC is eligible to low-income women who are pregnant all the way up until their infant’s first birthday, but most women don’t know about it. Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024

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“Up until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20until. Accessed 17 May. 2024.

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