UNTIL

Definition: UNTIL

UNTIL

Conjunction

1. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj.

Preposition

1. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month.

2. To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "UNTIL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

The Present Time

At this time of day, today, nowadays; already; even now, but now, just now; on the present occasion; for the time being, for the nonce; pro hac vice.; on the nail, on the spot; on the spur of the moment, until now; to this day, to the present day.

Time

Till, until, up to, yet, as far as, by that time, so far, hereunto, heretofore, prior to this, up to this point.

Crosswords: UNTIL

You don't score, until you score (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

You never truly know somebody until you fight them (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

You are a vampire who never knew what life was until it ran out in a big gush over your lips (Interview With the Vampire; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Why don't I just keep tapping you lightly on the head with the poker until a lump comes up (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

They took turns beating him Until there was nothing left they cared to beat (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

Until I get through to you (Until You Come Back To Me; performing artist: Aretha Franklin)

Uhh, yeah, guilty until proven innocent huh (Guilty Until Proven Innocent; performing artist: Jay-Z)

How many times will love pass me by, until I find you again (Until I Find You Again; performing artist: Richard Marx)

Until you died, 'til you died (You Oughta Know; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

In dreams until my death (Like A Stone; performing artist: AUDIOSLAVE)

A crank is someone with a new idea -- until it catches on. (references; author: Mark Twain)

I don't generally feel anything until noon, then it's time for my nap. (references; author: Bob Hope)

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. (references; author: Swedish Proverb)

Never quit until you have another job. (references; author: unknown)

No one is listening until you make a mistake. (references; author: unknown)

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die (2002)

Wait Until Dark (1967)

Until They Sail (1957)

Never Put Off Until Tomorrow (1925)

Until They Get Me (1917)

Guilty Until Proven Innocent (performing artist: Jay-Z)

Until I Find You Again (performing artist: Richard Marx)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Don't You Dare Get Married Until You Read This!: The Book of Questions for Couples (reference)

• Until He Comes: Daily Inspirations for Those Who Await the Savior (reference)

• The Origins of Backwardness in Eastern Europe: Economics and Politics from the Middle Ages Until the Early Twentieth Century (reference)

• I Never Believed In Ghosts Until . . . (reference)

• Baby Dolls: With Heads Made of Bisque from 1909 Until Circa 1930 Character Baby Dolls (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Rod Steele 0014 You Only Live Until You Die (Unrated) (reference)

• Until the End of the World (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time (reference)

• Until The End Of Time [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Aquatic bacteria were grown as biofilm on steel for one week. Hartmanella vermiformis protozoans were then added, which phagocytized the bacteria, that multiplied within vesicles and became cysts in which the bacteria will live until they rupture. Credit: CDC.

The scabs will eventually fall off leaving marks on the skin that will become pitted scars. The patient is contagious to others until all of the scabs have fallen off. Credit: CDC.

Thomson piano wire sounding machine as mounted on USS TUSCARORA This machine was invented by Sir William Thomson, a.k.a. Lord Kelvin Made use of heavy weight and piano wire - line paid out until weight hit bottom This machine revolutionized deepsea sounding Variations would be used for over 50 years. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Early continuous sounding record from acoustic system Off of OCEANOGRAPHER C&GS didn't use recording instruments until late 1930's. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A mountain of oysters. Where spawning conditions are good, oysters in their natural state will attach themselves, one generation atop another, until great ridges of them exist up to high tide. However, such oysters are poor quality and of little commercial value. By spreading them out and giving them room to grow, the quality can be improved. F&W A-6151. Credit: Fisheries.

The Mediterranean and Black Seas fall within the same FAO statistical area (Area 37) but, apart from some migratory species, their fisheries and resources are mostly separate. The total catch from Area 37 showed a generally positive trend until the mid-1980's, reaching about 2 million tons. Credit: Fisheries.

Mangrove seedlings are placed in PVC pipes to protect them from boat wakes caused by boats traveling at high speeds in the shallow estuarine waters of the Indian River Lagoon. The PVC protects them until they are large enough to establish themselves in the marine environment. The mangrove seedlings in the PVC are approximately one year old plants. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Figure 14. Negretti and Zambra thermometers, older models. These were reversing thermometers completely protected by an outer glass casing. This type of thermometer was manufactured from 1878 until 1912. The scales were graduate d in degrees and half-degree centigrade. Length of these thermometers was about 24 cm, diameter of reservoir about 1.1 cm, and diameter of tube about 1.3 cm. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 14 (cont). Negretti and Zambra thermometers, older models. These were reversing thermometers completely protected by an outer glass casing. This type of thermometer was manufactured from 1878 until 1912. The scales were graduated in degrees and half-degree centigrade. Temperature range of: 99 0034, -26 to 34C; 99 0044, -13 to 35C; 99 0047, -18 to 33C; 99 0052, -7 to 33C. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Golden Eagle scavenging on a dead rabbit with other birds waiting until he is finished eating. Scientific name: Aquila chrysaetos. Family: Accipitridae. Credit: Brad Keller.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And if such are found in our land at the beginning of the war, they shall be detained, without injury to their bodies or goods, until information be received by us, or by our chief justiciar, how the merchants of our land found in the land at war with us are treated; and if our men are safe there, the others shall be safe in our land. (reference)

But when the actual force is over, the state of war ceases between those that are in society, and are equally on both sides subjected to the fair determination of the law; because then there lies open the remedy of appeal for the past injury, and to prevent future harm: but where no such appeal is, as in the state of nature, for want of positive laws, and judges with authority to appeal to, the state of war once begun, continues, with a right to the innocent party to destroy the other whenever he can, until the aggressor offers peace, and desires reconciliation on such terms as may repair any wrongs he has already done, and secure the innocent for the future; nay, where an appeal to the law, and constituted judges, lies open, but the remedy is denied by a manifest perverting of justice, and a barefaced wresting of the laws to protect or indemnify the violence or injuries of some men, or party of men, there it is hard to imagine any thing but a state of war: for wherever violence is used, and injury done, though by hands appointed to administer justice, it is still violence and injury, however coloured with the name, pretences, or forms of law, the end whereof being to protect and redress the innocent, by an unbiassed application of it, to all who are under it; wherever that is not bona fide done, war is made upon the sufferers, who having no appeal on earth to right them, they are left to the only remedy in such cases, an appeal to heaven. (Second Treatise of Government)

The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. (reference)

If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. (reference)

No such treaty or international engagement shall be binding until so registered. (reference)

Do not let us take the course of allowing events to drift along until it is too late. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. (reference)

The doctrine of [347 U.S. 483, 491] "separate but equal" did not make its appearance in this Court until 1896 in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, supra, involving not education but transportation. (reference)

There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1941)

If the individual indicates, prior to or during questioning, that he wishes to remain silent, the interrogation must cease; if he states that he wants an attorney, the questioning must cease until an attorney is present. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This time Alice waited patiently until it chose to speak again

Indeed, the Spirit did not stay for anything, but went straight on, as to the end just now desired, until besought by Scrooge to tarry for a moment

One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them

The heart, making itself guilty of such secrets, must perforce hold them until the day when all hidden things shall be revealed

She had been content until then to see him on his way through the boulevard without even seeking to meet him.

He desired till his frame shook under the strain of his desire and until the senses of his soul closed

You don't know how lucky you are not to have one. Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable

Farewell, until we meet again in heaven

He put his shovel down, and holding the box in front of him, he edged through the brush until he came to the edge of the swift stream

Thus they circle until they fall upon the recent trail of a fox, for a wise hound will forsake everything else for this

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Until recent years, it was always fatal. (references)

Cook foods until they are soft and tender. (references)

Often they don’t cause disease until adulthood. (references)

Business

Until May 1949, West Berlin was kept supplied only by an Allied airlift. (references)

Planned investments have been postponed until economic certainty returns. (references)

The CQ will be subject to annual review by the BOC and is valid until revoked or canceled. (references)

Children

Congo

Education is compulsory and free until the age of 16 years. (references)

Cuba

The law requires school attendance until the ninth grade, and this law generally is respected in practice. (references)

Bahamas

Public education is compulsory for children through the age of 16, and most children attend school until this age. (references)

Civil Liberties

Rwanda

Organizations have until April 2002 to register. (references)

Afghanistan

Yanagida was imprisoned until November 16, then released. (references)

Cuba

He was forced to sit in a patrol car until the incident was finished. (references)

Discrimination

Ireland

The Constitution forbids state promotion of one religion over another and discrimination on the grounds of religion, profession, belief, or status; however, until recently few laws implemented these provisions of the Constitution. (references)

Economic History

Kyrgyzstan

Order was not restored until August. (references)

Uk

The latter is mandatory until age 16. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

The detectives beat and tortured him until he confessed. (references)

Senegal

In principle the accused is innocent until proven guilty. (references)

Poland

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. (references)

Indigenous People

Bangladesh

Until 1985 the Government regularly allotted land in the CHT to Bengali settlers, including land that was claimed by indigenous people under traditional concepts of land ownership. (references)

Dominica

Until 1979 the Carib Constitution allowed Carib men married to non-Carib women to continue living on the Carib reserve but dictated that Carib women married to non-Carib men had to move off the reservation. (references)

Botswana

The Basarwa (also known as San), who now inhabit chiefly the Kalihari Desert, are the earliest known inhabitants of the country and were the only inhabitants until Bantu groups arrived during the 16th century. (references)

Minorities

Romania

Until that time, the Greek Catholics continued to hold the religious service in the school building. (references)

Czech Republic

In April two skinheads attacked an Indian medical student in Olomouc, and kicked him in the head until he was unconscious. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

A draft law that was introduced in November allows Russian to be used in the workplace until measures can be established to change to Kyrgyz. (references)

Political Economy

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Enforcement efforts did not begin in earnest until 1994. (references)

HUNGARY

Wholesale reforms are unlikely until after the 2002 election. (references)

Ireland

Until 1989, Fianna Fail had refused to enter into a coalition government. (references)

Political Rights

Kuwait

The Assembly remained dissolved until 1992, when elections were held. (references)

Pakistan

Sindh was under Governor's rule from November 1998 until the October 1999 coup. (references)

Bangladesh

The law empowers the Government to appoint these chairmen until the indirect elections can be held. (references)

Trade

Honduras

This facility will be in place until 2009. (references)

Nicaragua

Rums and liquor will decrease until the IEC reaches 35 percent. (references)

Uk

Letter of credit payment is normal until a trading pattern has been established. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

You will need to show it until the Carte de sejour is delivered. (references)

Philippines

The rainy season, punctuated by typhoons, lasts from June until November. (references)

Nigeria

The south is humid throughout the year, while the north is humid from May until October. (references)

Women

Sierra Leone

Frequently women are beaten until they divulge the names of their partners. (references)

United Arab Emirates

In rare cases, children are held in other facilities until the mother's release. (references)

Pakistan

A husband legally is bound to maintain his wife until 3 months after the divorce. (references)

Worker Rights

Finland

From March until mid-August, there was a public physicians' strike. (references)

Dominican Republic

CIPROM was inactive until February, when it began meeting regularly. (references)

Belarus

Victims generally are detained until the investigation identifies them as victims. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "UNTIL": boiled until tender ♦ cooked until soft ♦ not until ♦ put it off until tomorrow ♦ until further notice ♦ until further orders ♦ until his last hour ♦ until late ♦ until monday ♦ until next week ♦ until not ♦ until now ♦ until one's dying ♦ until recently ♦ until satisfied ♦ until then ♦ until today ♦ until when ♦ until yesterday ♦ up until ♦ up until now ♦ wait until the cows come home. Additional references.

Beginning with "UNTIL": until-'jennings, until-then-pleasant.

Ending with "UNTIL": constant-until, her-until, sink-until, stone-until, stuff-until, treason-until, waited-until.

Containing "UNTIL": line-up-outside-the-door-and-you-can't-come-in-until-you're-quiet, repeated-until-acknowledged.

Afrikaans

totdat (till), tot by (till), tot (till). (various references)

Albanian

gjersa (during, for, till, whereas, while, whilst), deri (as far as, till, to). (various references)

Arabic 

حتي (so that), ‏قبل (accede, accept, admit, agree to, approve of, assent, be accepted, before, concede, consent, fore, in front of, kiss, ok, okay, okey, previous, previously, prior, sanction, settle for, subscribe, take), ‏حتى (even, over, pending, than, till, to, unto, whenever, while), ‏إلى ما بعد كذا, ‏إلى أن, ‏إلى (at, down, to, within), ‏ريثما (pending, till, while). (various references)

Basque

arte. (various references)

Bulgarian 

чак до (down, till), когато (as, if, than, that, when), дотогава (thitherto, till then, yet), докогато (so long as, till), докато (against, as long as, so long as, till, when, whereas, while, whiles, whilst), допреди, до (alongside, as far as, at, beside, do, ere, next, next to, over, pending, prior to, to, unto). (various references)

Chinese 

直到 . (various references)

Croatian

do (next to, of). (various references)

Czech

teprve (only), než (than, till), ne dříve než, dotud (heretofore), dosud (as yet, so far, still, yet), donedávna, dokud ne (till), do té doby, až do (pending, till), až (right, till, when). (various references)

Danish

indtil (till). (various references)

Dutch

totdat (till), tot (as, at, by, like, on, till, to, toward, towards, upon), binnen (in, inside, into, on, per, till, within). (various references)

Esperanto

ĝis (till). (various references)

Faeroese

til (for, in order to, per, so, so that, till, to, toward, towards). (various references)

Farsi 

وقتی که , تاوقتی که , تااینکه (Than, Till), تا (Bale, Than, Upto). (various references)

Finnish

saakka (as far as, till, to, up to). (various references)

Flemish

tot. (various references)

French

jusqu'à. (various references)

Frisian

oant (till). (various references)

German

bis (as far as, bis, by, by the time, til, till, to, twice, unless, untill, up till, up to). (various references)

Greek 

ώσπου (by the time, till), μέχρι (till, to, unto, up to). (various references)

Guarani

peve. (various references)

Haitian Creole

jis. (various references)

Hawaiian

gjersa (during, for, till, whereas, while, whilst), deri (till). (various references)

Hebrew 

עד כי, עד (eternity, till, to, unto). (various references)

Hungarian

amíg (as long as, so long, so long as, till, whereas). (various references)

Icelandic

unz (till). (various references)

Indonesian

sampai (till, to, unto), hingga. (various references)

Italian

sino a (till), prima di (before, ere, preliminary, prior to, till), fino a quando (till), fino a (pending, till, to, unto), finché (ending, till, while). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

迄 (as far as, till doing). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

まで (as far as, till doing). (various references)

Korean 

까지 (TIL, till). (various references)

Norwegian

til (for, into, till, to, toward, towards). (various references)

Papiamen

te (till). (various references)

Pig Latin

iluntay.(various references)

Polish

do (by, from, of, on, since, till, to, toward, towards), aż do (till). (various references)

Portuguese

até (as far as, by, even, for as much as, pending, thus, till, to, up to). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

até. (various references)

Quechua

tinkunancheqkama (until we meet again), ratukama (until later), q'ayakama (until tomorrow), kutimunaykikama (until you return). (various references)

Romanian

pînå la (till), pânã la (above, as, as far as, by, down to, for, pending, so far as, through, thru, till, to), pânã ce (before), în (a, after, against, at, in, inside, into, on, over, per, to, under, within). (various references)

Russian 

до тех пор пока (as, as long as, so long as), до пока, до (above, afore, as far as 1, before, c, in so far as, must, pleased, preliminary to, previous to, prior the, prior to, thru, til, till, till 1, to, to power of, to the earlier of, until !мес!, until [h], unto). (various references)

Scottish

ruig (accomplish, achieve, arrive at, attain, extend to, get, half castrated ram, reach, so far as, to), gus (and the verbal, anything, preceding an, the art. of the n., till, to), gu (not translatable, prep. to, quickly, that, to). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

dokle (while, whiles), dok (as, dock, while, whiles, whilst), do (as far as, beside, by, next to, till, to, unto). (various references)

Spanish

hasta que (till), hasta (as far as, by, even, pending, through, till, to, unto, up, up to), a que (that, till). (various references)

Sranan

te (tea, till). (various references)

Swahili

hata (even, till). (various references)

Swedish

tills (till), till (at, by, for, into, more, of, on, onto, over, till, to, toward, towards, unto, with), ända tills (till). (various references)

Tagalog

hanggáng (till). (various references)

Tswana

fitlha. (various references)

Turkish

kadar (amount, as, as far as, as much as, by, inasmuch as, pending, so, so long as, till, up to), -inceye kadar. (various references)

Turkmen 

tд (right up to), deсeз, зenli. (various references)

Ukrainian

не раніше, як, доти (so far), до (against, as far as, at, before, by, down, ere, for, into, near, of, on, or, previous to, previously to, prior to, till, to, to the, toward, towards, unto, while). (various references)

Welsh

nes (nearer, till). (various references)

Wolof

ba (the, when). (various references)

Yucatec

asta (till). (various references)

donec. (various references)

vîspem â ahmât. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "UNTIL": untillable, untilled, untilted. (additional references)

Words containing "UNTIL": jauntily. (additional references)

Misspellings

"UNTIL" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Duntulm, Gunhild, Gunnhild, inmil, nuti, nutile, ontal, ontel, Pundijl, Quantrill, ubti, uintil, ulntil, Ulti, unii, unil, Unilab, unim, uniq, univ, unsti, untap, untar, untel, untell, unteo, unti, untill, untim, untoil, untool, unvil, unwil, uptil, uti, util. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: unlit.

-1 letter: lint, litu, lunt, unit.

-2 letters: lin, lit, nil, nit, nut, til, tin, tui, tun.

-3 letters: in, it, li, nu, ti, un, ut.

+1 letter: incult, indult, insult, lutein, luting, sunlit, tinful.

+2 letters: alunite, antiflu, botulin, butling, cutline, diluent, eluting, elution, fluting, inbuilt, indults, insults, inutile, linecut, linocut, louting, lunatic, luniest, lunting, lusting, luteins, lutings, nautili, nullity, nuptial, nutlike, nuttily, outlain, outline, quintal, tinfuls, tubulin, tunicle, unbuilt, unfitly, unplait, unspilt, unsplit, utensil, volutin.

+3 letters: ablution, abutilon, aliquant, alunites, anticult, auntlier, auntlike, blunting, blurting, botulins, bulletin, buntline, bustline, bustling, clouting, cultigen, cutlines, cuttling, diluents, diluting, dilution, elutions, exulting, faulting, flouting, flutings, glouting, glutelin, glutting, gunflint, guttling, hurtling, hustling, influent, insulant, insulate, insulted, insulter, intitule, involute, jauntily, jubilant, justling, linecuts, linguist, linocuts, locution, luminist, lunatics, lunation, lustring, lutanist, lutenist, luteolin, luxating, luxation, minutely, minutial, moulting, mulcting, multiton, nautical, nautilus, nonguilt, nubility, nuptials, outlined, outliner, outlines, outlying, platinum, plutonic, quaintly, quantile, quilting, quintals, quintile, retinula, rustling, rutilant, saluting, simulant, solution, stunsail, subtilin, sultanic, sunlight, tenurial, toluidin, tousling, touzling, trainful, tranquil, tribunal, tubulins, tumbling, tumpline, tunicles, turbinal, turtling, tussling, underlit, unitedly, unlisted, unplaits, unpliant, unpolite, unsilent, unspoilt, untidily, untilled, untilted, untimely, untitled, utensils, vaulting, veinulet, virulent, vituline, volutins, volution.