up to

Definition of up tonext
as in until
during the period before and continuing to (a particular time) She was unsure of what to do and deliberated up to the last moment about whether to accept the job offer.

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Recent Examples of up to Eisenkot, a former military chief, has up to six weeks to form a government that would end the tenure of Israel's longest-serving prime minister. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026 If convicted of the charges, Ruiz faces up to 20 years for each count of conspiracy and wire fraud and up to 10 years for each count of fraud and money‑laundering transactions, the news release said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026 The game had been a goalie duel up to that point, with both Wallstedt and Fowler making their best impression of Price in the mid-2010s at the Bell Centre. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 Eisenkot, a former military chief, has up to six weeks to form a government that would end the tenure of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for up to
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  • 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up%20to. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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