up until

idiom

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

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Milo, a 3-year-old terrier pit bull mix, didn’t have a good life up until someone finally started looking out for him, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a March 21 Facebook post. Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Flight Attendants Are Training In Self-Defense as Unruly Passengers Incident Continue to Rise The FAA noted on its website that up until March 16, there have been 311 unruly passenger incidents this year. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 If that sounds a lot like a coach, it should be noted Halverson held that title up until last year for oldest son R.J.’s basketball team and is still head coach for the 16-year-old’s baseball team. Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 Commerce: 791 of the agency’s roughly 9,000 probationary employees were terminated up until March 3. Ashley Murray, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for up until

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“Up until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20until. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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