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

Wagler will also be the last of the six guards to turn 20, with his birthday not until February. — Law Murray, New York Times, 14 July 2026

The futures market is pricing in additional hikes, but not until later years. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Saturn will make some progress in increasing its altitude and edging into a somewhat darker background sky, but not until the end of the month. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026

The next available in-person slot was not until July. — Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for not until

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