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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The result is long-lasting strength, bounce, and resilience that improves with time, not until your next shampoo.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025
The International Congress formally apologized for its 1880 vote, but not until 2010.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The show doesn’t spend much time directly tackling artificial intelligence as a moral problem—not until its final few episodes.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
So for instance, the first subscription show is not until January.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025
The International Congress formally apologized for its 1880 vote, but not until 2010.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The show doesn’t spend much time directly tackling artificial intelligence as a moral problem—not until its final few episodes.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
So for instance, the first subscription show is not until January.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not until
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“Not until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20until. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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