UP TILL Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

up till

preposition

Definition of up till

as in until

up to (a particular time) Up till now, the weather has been nearly perfect for our vacation.

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Recent Examples of up till About a half dozen of them became fugitives, and the FBI spent a number of years up till now still trying to catch them. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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up to

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Miami officials have agreed to spend up to $150 million to lease dozens of new city vehicles — from street sweepers to motorcycles and ambulances — to address the city’s aging fleet.

— Tess Riski July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Trafford has to react to the movement of the ball, leap up to his left and claw it away from behind him.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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