up until

idiom

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

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Whether Beijing would approve the deal had also remained uncertain up until the deal’s close. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 Criticism and friendship fallouts Peltz and Brooklyn used to be extremely close to Selena Gomez up until recently. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The stage and screen veteran has been a formidable presence promoting the vampire movie over the past few months but hasn’t received any major solo recognition up until now. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026 There is now sufficient money to cover all costs up until at least 2040. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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