wait until/till
idiom
—used to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, troublesome, etc.
Wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful!
You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady!
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Or if Harris is the solution, maybe wait until after November to hash that out.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Powell also said that the Fed won’t wait until inflation reaches its 2% target before lowering interest rates.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 July 2024
No need to wait until Black Friday to snag some tech gadgets.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
That’ll wait until next time, or the time after that, indefinitely postponed past these days sufficiently spent together — not entirely happily or entirely honestly, but together just the same.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 July 2024
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Powell also said that the Fed won’t wait until inflation reaches its 2% target before lowering interest rates.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 July 2024
No need to wait until Black Friday to snag some tech gadgets.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
That’ll wait until next time, or the time after that, indefinitely postponed past these days sufficiently spent together — not entirely happily or entirely honestly, but together just the same.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 July 2024
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“Wait until/till.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20until%2Ftill. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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