up until

idiom

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

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Right up until he was assassinated, Hassan Nasrallah did not believe that Israel would kill him. Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024 While Christmas has become more secular since then, some Christians still enjoy keeping their trees up until Epiphany to celebrate the baptism of Jesus, this year on Jan. 5, 2025. Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024 There have been many examples of that from our first edition up until today with global producers and DJs working with top headliners from Saudi, Egypt, Lebanon and rest of the Arab world. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024 The 12-episode second season was pure perfection up until that very last scene between Jimmy and Louis at the train station. Dana Feldman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 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 7 Jan. 2025.

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