until
up to a particular time
How often you will meet it
Rank 249 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 329,996 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.040% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- up to a particular time
conjunction
- up to the time when
until in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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We can just fool around until the dancin' begins.
The Valley of the Moon · Jack London · Chapter 1
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The stars shone white until the huge moon rose to burn out all their whiteness.
Desert Gold · Zane Grey · Chapter 1
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Zack and his wife stood in the doorway, watching them until they were out of sight in the woods.
The Shining Cow · Alex James · Chapter 1
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Tip also noticed that Jack’s pumpkin head had twisted around until it faced his back; but this was easily remedied.
The Marvelous Land of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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The skipper said something about a squall, but it didn't hit us until we were about two hundred yards from the dock.
Billy Baxter's Letters · William J. Kountz · Chapter 1