wait until/till

idiom

—used to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, troublesome, etc.

Wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful!

You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady!

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While the majority of drinkers, 11 percent, prefer to wait until between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., others choose to start much earlier. —

Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 That signal will only be a check-in about its general health—researchers will have to wait until the new year for Parker to transmit back its first data on this latest exploit. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024 The Metro Council voted 23-16 to wait until 2026 to decide if two charter amendments will go before voters. —

Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 For Christmas, the Doctor (Gatwa) meets Joy (Coughlan) and discovers dinosaurs, dangers and a sack full of more (yule have to wait until the big day to find out what else). —

Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wait until/till

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