Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A word that indicates the occurrence of something up to a certain point in time, stopping when that moment or event takes place.
Until
/ʌnˈtɪl/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
So I'm staying right here until a doctor comes.'
Until that day in the library...
After supper we talked until almost eleven.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English untille, which is a combination of un- (up to) and till, a preposition of Scandinavian origin. It showed up in English around the late 12th century.
Usage Statistics:
321 mentions per 1 million words 
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