TILL, UNTIL


Meaning of TILL, UNTIL in English

We use 'until' (or 'till' ) to say how long a situation continues:

- Shall we go now? No, let's wait until (or till ) it stops raining .

- I was tired this morning, so I stayed in bed until half past ten .

- Tom will be away until Monday , (so he'll come back on Monday)

- I'll be working until 11 o'clock , (so I'll stop working at 11 o'clock) (not 'by 11 o'clock')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.