not until
idiom
: not before
Not until you finish your homework can you go outside.
When you finish your homework you can go outside, but not until then.
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Signing free agents such as Al Horford, Cody Martin, and De'Anthony Melton could greatly improve their title chances, but not until the Kuminga drama is solved.
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Anthony Pasciolla, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Because the filing deadline is not until September, Flores can easily shift her bid from Cuellar’s district back to Gonzalez’s.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
At least not until Week 13, when the Niners play the Browns.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
Depending on the ruling and appeals that may follow, a trial could come later this year or not until 2026.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Pasciolla, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Because the filing deadline is not until September, Flores can easily shift her bid from Cuellar’s district back to Gonzalez’s.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
At least not until Week 13, when the Niners play the Browns.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
Depending on the ruling and appeals that may follow, a trial could come later this year or not until 2026.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Not until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20until. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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