not until

phrase

: 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.

Examples of not until in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Project Catalyst expects to add 95 permanent positions, and not until 2032. — Julianna Mejia august 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Michigan will also get a share, but not until Canada’s costs are recovered, likely decades from now. — ABC News, 27 July 2026

Girls frequently receive diagnoses much later than boys, often not until adulthood. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 July 2026

The consensus view is that the Fed will hike rates, but not until September. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for not until

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• distil
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