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Explore Until through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Until in a sentence

Until | Untill | Untilled

Until meaning

  1. Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
  2. Up to (a certain place)
  3. Before (a time).

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Using Until

  • The main meaning on this page is: Up to the time of (something happening); pending. | Up to (a certain place) | Before (a time).
  • Possible Dutch translations are: totdat, tot.
  • In the example corpus, until often appears in combinations such as: until the, until pm, or until.

Context around Until

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 13 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
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Corpus analysis for Until

  • In this selection, "until" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 9am, wait, results, oct, midnight and 9pm stand out and add context to how "until" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include city centre until 5am the and t land until 11 30pm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "until" sits close to words such as support, don and health, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with until

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Ford was not founded until 1903 and didn’t go public until 1956. (13 words)

All the Packers have to do is wait until the Jets increase their offer, or wait until Rodgers retires. (19 words)

Council, the practice would be open from 9am until 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am until 5pm on Saturdays. (19 words)

The decision announced ahead of the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday states that access to forests will be restricted until Oct. 15 in Istanbul, until Sept. 15 in Çanakkale, until Oct. 31 in Muğla and Manisa and until further notice in Osmaniye. (43 words)

According to FiveThirtyEight, some states won’t have results until later this week, while others won’t have results until the end of November, with New York concerned it may not have an official count until mid-December. (38 words)

But then flights for refugees admitted to the U.S. were paused until Oct. 21, and then until Oct. 28, and now until Nov. 5. In all, 500 flights for incoming refugees were canceled so far, CNN says. (38 words)

Do they just jovially complement each other until one claims to have more power, and they trade escalating “Bros!” until Trea Turner has to separate them? (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

The decision announced ahead of the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday states that access to forests will be restricted until Oct. 15 in Istanbul, until Sept. 15 in Çanakkale, until Oct. 31 in Muğla and Manisa and until further notice in Osmaniye.

The proposed opening hours for the venue are 9am until midnight, Monday to Friday, 9am until 3am on Saturday, and 9am until midnight on Sunday and Bank Holidays.

Fears were also raised over the hours of operations which would be 7am until 6pm on Monday until Friday and 8am until 12.30pm on Saturday.

According to FiveThirtyEight, some states won’t have results until later this week, while others won’t have results until the end of November, with New York concerned it may not have an official count until mid-December.

Until people jump in, until they engage with people unlike themselves, until they interact, share, and co-create, the concept of inclusion is just that—a concept.

Wait until 2021, or until this deadly virus has been controlled with very little community transmission, until tourism is promoted like this.

But then flights for refugees admitted to the U.S. were paused until Oct. 21, and then until Oct. 28, and now until Nov. 5. In all, 500 flights for incoming refugees were canceled so far, CNN says.

The Old Pharmacy is open from 4pm until 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays, noon until 9pm on Saturdays and noon until 3pm on Sundays.

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Twisted Horn is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 4 pm until 9 pm and Saturday from 2 pm until 9 pm and Sunday 2 pm until 6 pm.

All the Packers have to do is wait until the Jets increase their offer, or wait until Rodgers retires.

And that’s something that, ultimately, won’t happen until the price of gold comes down — or until there’s no gold left.

But that didn't land until 11.30pm, which he said meant he missed the last train home and had to hang around the city centre until 5am the next day, eventually arriving home to Bolton at 7am.

But that didn't land until 11.30pm, which meant he missed the last train home so had to hang around the city centre until 5am the next day, eventually arriving home in Dunscar Bridge at 7am.

Cook the frittata over a high heat until you can see the underside has set and browned, then transfer to the grill and continue to cook until the eggs are set and have puffed up slightly.

Council, the practice would be open from 9am until 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am until 5pm on Saturdays.

Do they just jovially complement each other until one claims to have more power, and they trade escalating “Bros!” until Trea Turner has to separate them?

Even after staying underground until nearly 2am, she's prepared to go back down Saturday night and won't rest until she finds the last pup of the litter.

Finally, I promise to never procrastinate and won’t put off until tomorrow what I can put off until next week.

Ford was not founded until 1903 and didn’t go public until 1956.

Fresh fiddleheads – whether picked from the woods or bought from a market – should be thoroughly washed until the dried, brown papery skins that partly cover them have fallen off, then rinsed until the water runs clean.

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Common combinations with until

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "until" in a sentence?
An example: "The decision announced ahead of the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday states that access to forests will be restricted until Oct. 15 in Istanbul, until Sept. 15 in Çanakkale, until Oct. 31 in Muğla and Manisa and until further notice in Osmaniye." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "until" from authentic English texts.
What does "until" mean?
Until means: Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
What is "until" in Dutch?
"until" translates to Dutch as: totdat, tot.
How many example sentences with "until" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "until", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.