until

Prep

Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
Up to (a certain place)
Before (a time).
To; physically towards.

Conj

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).
Before (a condition becoming true).

Preposition

Up to the time that; before.

Examples

I won’t concede the game until the very last tile is played.
If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.
It took us a week before/until we got the house repainted.
Keep walking until the second set of traffic lights, then turn left.
Not until I got his email did I fully understand his disappointment.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vntil, until, untill, ontil, ontill, perhaps representing a northern variant of Middle English unto (see Modern English unto). By surface analysis, un- (“against; toward; up to”) + till.

Synonyms

'til, afore, before, till, until, unto, up to, while, whilom

Antonyms

since

Scrabble Score: 5

until: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
until: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
until: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

until: valid Words With Friends Word