up until

idiom

: during the time or period before
Up until now, everything has gone very well.

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Coverdale would continue to tour the world with the group up until this past summer. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025 Colorists, also referred to as color graders, are not given their own categories at awards shows (and, up until just last week were simply listed under VFX or editorial teams on IMDb), despite their enormous contribution to a film’s success. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 Williams first joined the show in 2009 and was a main cast member up until 2021. Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025 Bulbs can be planted up until the ground freezes in your area, as long as the ground is workable. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for up until

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“Up until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20until. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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