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until

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for until.

Editorial note

Net was out int 2002, but it wasn't until close to 2005 that it really started getting popular...

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Meaning at a glance

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adjective

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Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for until.

adjective

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Example sentences

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Net was out int 2002, but it wasn't until close to 2005 that it really started getting popular...

2

That may seem bad, until you try to verifiably balanced red-black tree without learning Coq and reading this[2].

3

We provide visa assistance, limited relocation support and free basic housing until you find your own place to live.

4

It's all fun and games until the kids reach a gem dependency conflict that bundler doesn't fix......

5

Rackspace is local home improvement shop, with good service, which was doing fine until Home Depot build it's store nearby.

6

When demand for talent out paces the supply then wages should generally continue to rise until some equilibrium is established.

7

How many hours until there's a HN post about how IE implements web sockets wrong?

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Because in Ruby you don't know the requirements until you read the source or documentation.

9

Anyways, doing this sort of encoding of properties in types is all well and good until you start considering more realistic examples.

10

Actually, IBM did not supply a TTL-monitor for CGA until 1983 (the 5153).

11

They can always fine you it is too expensive to comply, or until you close your offices and end your corporate entity there.

12

Not overly full (which is a good thing when working) and enough to last until dinner/the next meal when adhering to a three meal diet.

Quote examples

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Note the lack of the word "Twitter" in the reply up until this sentence.

2

And some of the filtering can be done with information theory, basic economics, probing deeper until you find the "and them some magic happens!" step, and some other non-biological tools that apply everywhere.

3

I had one recruiter repeatedly send me calls and emails for a position I explicitly told them I wanted no part of the first time he contacted me, and he didn't stop until I sent an email saying "please cease and desist from contacting me again, or I will take legal action against both you and your firm" (I should've also called his firm's HR department, but c'est la vie...).

4

"Disney uses a mix of Hyperion and RenderMan, as Hyperion is not useable for test renders, as it can take up to 15 minutes until a pixel will appear on the screen, as they trace millions of rays at the same time." None of the things you claim in this sentence are true.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use until in a sentence?

Net was out int 2002, but it wasn't until close to 2005 that it really started getting popular...

What does until mean?

Not tiled.

What part of speech is until?

until is commonly used as adjective.