not until
idiom
: not before
Not until you finish your homework can you go outside.
When you finish your homework you can go outside, but not until then.
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As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
So, to answer your question, Veen will debut in 2025, but not until after the All-Star break.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
Instead of an offensive juggernaut that can rack up points in a hurry, the Chiefs are a defense-first team that scratches and claws its way to victory — and often not until the very final seconds.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Instead, the agency declared that closing Aliso Canyon will be possible only when the region’s gas demand falls to a certain level — likely not until the 2030s.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
So, to answer your question, Veen will debut in 2025, but not until after the All-Star break.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
Instead of an offensive juggernaut that can rack up points in a hurry, the Chiefs are a defense-first team that scratches and claws its way to victory — and often not until the very final seconds.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Instead, the agency declared that closing Aliso Canyon will be possible only when the region’s gas demand falls to a certain level — likely not until the 2030s.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Not until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20until. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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