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

Two Superstars wildly over with fans, Edge and Bryan were Reigns' toughest opponents up until this point. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025

In Season 2, Luke Brunner is a veteran CIA operative who, up until recently, was on the verge of retirement. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025

The district scrambled to get computers out to all middle school and high school students, said Jennifer Norrell, who was superintendent of the district through the pandemic up until earlier this month. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025

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

Rhymes for up until

• basophil
• carboxyl
• daffodil
• neutrophil
• overkill
• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill