up until

idiom

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

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Haavind added that, up until now, the state has had no rule or law on when an oil company should notify it of an event like this. Brian Maass, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 Even Apple itself understands this, which is why the iPhone maker offers security patches to those who want to stay on iOS 18 — up until a point. Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 On the men’s side, the top four men’s seeds all reached the semis, which leaves viewers feeling like the entire tournament up until this point could’ve been an email. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2026 That mindset stuck with me right up until my trip deep into the Sécure River, a remote jungle river in Bolivia, to photograph and fish for golden dorado in October 2012. Will Rice, Outside, 27 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 31 Jan. 2026.

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