wait until/till

phrase

—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!

Examples of wait until/till in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Per their contract with Northern Water, Erie would need to wait until at least April 1 to get water flowing down a canal. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

Other employees, like TSA officers, need to wait until the shutdown ends to receive a paycheck. — John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026

Our families had to wait until democracy was restored in 1999 before asking the government to locate the grave. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026

Unlike other bulb plants such as daffodils or hyacinths, tulips don’t need to wait until the after the last frost to be planted. — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026