until

About 104.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. preposition Up to the time of (something happening); pending.

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

2. preposition Up to (a certain place)

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

3. preposition Before (a time).
4. preposition To; physically towards.
5. preposition Up to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.

   Bake sale on Saturday, 2pm until.

6. conjunction Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

   Not until I got his email did I fully understand his disappointment.

7. conjunction Before (a condition becoming true).

Similar words

above advance after ago ahead avant before bis down during

Often followed by

the he it they a i you we his after