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until

/ənˈtɪl/
preposition
  1. Up to the time of (something happening).

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

  2. Up to (a certain place)

    "Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left."

  3. Before (a time).

Synonyms'til, till, up to
Antonymssince
conjunction
  1. Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

  2. Before (a condition becoming true).

Synonymsafore, before, 'til, till

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