up until

idiom

: during the time or period before
Up until now, everything has gone very well.

Examples of up until in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After returning home, Sherri stayed married and living with her husband and their children up until she was arrested, when Keith discovered the truth behind her disappearance. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 Applications opened Monday and will remain up until June 16. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 4 June 2024 Here's how to do a side plank: Turn to one side with your legs extended and your feet and hips planted on the ground Put your elbow under your shoulder and push your abs and hips up until the top of your body forms a straight line Hold for 30 to 60 seconds. Health Editorial Team, Health, 2 June 2024 The family said Simpson's rage continued after the couple's divorce in 1992 and up until Brown Simpson's murder in 1994. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 28 May 2024 From the mid-1920s up until 1989, only one African-American succeeded in buying property in Coronado in those 65 years, and that was in the early ‘40s. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024 The book, initially released in 2016 and recently updated with examples of the designer’s work from 2015 up until his death in 2022, catalogs these developments chronologically using archival imagery alongside essays by Koike. Gisela Williams Aileen Kwun Zoe Ruffner Gage Daughdrill Camille Sojit Pejcha Gage Daughdrill, New York Times, 23 May 2024 The Duke of Sussex trained as an Army Air Corps pilot in 2009, before serving with the Corps during his second tour in Afghanistan up until 2014. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 In Maryland, the decision had no effect since under existing Maryland State Law abortions can be performed right up until birth. Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024

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“Up until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20until. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.

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