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How to use until in a sentence

40 example sentences · preposition, conjunction

Until means up to the time of (something happening); pending. Example: “If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.”

Examples of until by meaning

prepositionUp to the time of (something happening); pending.

  • If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.
  • Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become.2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21

prepositionUp to (a certain place).

  • Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left.

prepositionBefore (a time).

  • Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels.2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30

prepositionUp to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.

  • Bake sale on Saturday, 2pm until.
  • A celebration of his life will also be held at Pete's Tavern 16705 Florida Blvd on Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 2pm until and at TJ's Lounge 11585 Plank Road on Sunday, March 4, 2018 from 2pm until.2018, Wilbert Funeral Home, Obituary for Peter James Smith (1937-2018)
  • Open Monday to Saturday 4pm – Until and Sunday 12pm - Until.2025 July 20, Gauchos Brazilian Steakhouse (gauchosbraziliansteakhouseusa), post on Instagram

conjunctionUp to the time that (a condition becomes true).

  • Not until I got his email did I fully understand his disappointment.
  • He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01
  • Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven.2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30

conjunctionBefore (a condition becoming true).

  • It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve.1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC

More sentences with until

  • Little by little I pushed the snake into the basket, until finally all of it was in.From the entry in
  • Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.From the entry port
  • Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.From the entry unemployment
  • This site on North Street used to be the market, until it was redeveloped.From the entry market
  • The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.From the entry work
  • You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.From the entry time
  • Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!From the entry ground
  • My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.From the entry kill
  • We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.From the entry defer
  • Don't switch it on yet – wait until I've reconnected the pump.From the entry yet
  • The woman known until now as Witness X has been unmasked after a court ruling.From the entry x
  • He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.From the entry lemon
  • He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.From the entry masquerade
  • I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.From the entry bite
  • We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.From the entry safe
  • Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.From the entry street
  • It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet.From the entry down
  • The full extent of my injuries did not become evident until they tried to move me.From the entry become
  • The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn.From the entry catch
  • Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.From the entry catch
  • Salmon were becoming scarce in the river until the feds stepped in.From the entry fed
  • The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.From the entry lain
  • Don’t is a contraction of do not; and ’til is a contraction of until.From the entry contraction
  • Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.From the entry then
  • The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.From the entry stay
  • He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.From the entry shine
  • The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.From the entry swear
  • A lawyer cannot act until they have been formally instructed by their client.From the entry act
  • They must balance themselves down the fence until they reach the end.From the entry balance

Meaning of until

  1. preposition Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
  2. preposition Up to (a certain place).
  3. preposition Before (a time).

Full definition of until

Questions about until in a sentence

How do you use until in a sentence?
Until is used as a preposition and conjunction. For example: “If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.”
What is a short sentence with until?
“Bake sale on Saturday, 2pm until.”
What does until mean?
Until means up to the time of (something happening); pending.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: until (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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