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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At least not until the EU mandated more flexibility last year.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
It was known that Hall would narrate Original Sin, but not until the series premiered in December did the Dexter audience understand how everything would connect.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
So not until the veteran receiver snared a short pass from Baker Mayfield and took it for a nine-yard gain in the waning moments of Sunday’s 27-19 win over the Saints— cementing Evans’ 11th straight 1,000-yard season — did the Tampa Bay sideline really start to celebrate.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
It was known that Hall would narrate Original Sin, but not until the series premiered in December did the Dexter audience understand how everything would connect.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
So not until the veteran receiver snared a short pass from Baker Mayfield and took it for a nine-yard gain in the waning moments of Sunday’s 27-19 win over the Saints— cementing Evans’ 11th straight 1,000-yard season — did the Tampa Bay sideline really start to celebrate.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Not until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20until. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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