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1. continuing to a particular time or event and then stopping
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until the present day : ↑ NOW (3)
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1. continuing to a particular time or event and then stopping
▷ until also till /ənˈtɪl, tɪl/ [preposition/conjunction] especially spoken
if something happens until or till a time or event, it continues and then stops at that time or event. Till is only used in informal speech and writing :
▪ My father worked as a teacher until 1989.
▪ I’ll be at home until 5:30, if you want to phone me.
▪ Vicky polished the car until it shone.
▪ David continued living at home until he was 26.
▪ The library’s only open till five on Saturdays.
▪ Just wait till I’ve finished my coffee. Then we can go.
▷ up until/up to /ˈʌp əntɪl, ˈʌp tuː/ [preposition]
if something happens up until or up to a particular time, date etc, it happens continuously before that time but no longer happens after that time :
▪ Up until the nineteenth century wood was commonly used for buildings.
▪ She continued to write poetry, up to the day she died.
▪ Things had been going very well up until then.
right up until/to a time
just before
▪ Right up until the last minute she had hoped that Peter would change his mind.
▷ from...until/from...to /frəm...ənˈtɪl, frəm...tə/ [preposition]
use this to say that something starts happening at one time and continues until another time :
▪ We worked from seven in the morning until late at night.
▪ Max edited the paper from 1950 until he retired in 1989.
from May to September/from 9am to 5pm etc
▪ The hotel is only open during the main tourist season, from March to October.
▪ Eisenhower was President from 1952 to 1956.
▷ through /θruː/ [preposition]
May through September/Monday through Friday etc
American
starting in May and continuing until the end of September, starting on Monday and continuing until the end of Friday, etc :
▪ The store is open Monday through Saturday.
▪ Prices are generally lowest from January through March and highest June through August.
▷ Monday-Friday/6:00-8:00 etc /ˌmʌndi tə ˈfraɪdi, ˌsɪks tʊ ˈeɪt/ written
starting on Monday and continuing until the end of Friday, starting at 6 o'clock and continuing until 8 o'clock - used on signs and notices :
▪ Visit the exhibition of modern art, open every day, 9:30-6:00.
▪ A special fishing licence is required for the season (May-September).