up until

phrase

: during the time or period before
Up until now, everything has gone very well.

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Slow and with control, push the bar up until your arms are straight. — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 1 July 2026 Roughly three in four nonprofit workers are women, and more than half are people of color — right up until senior leadership. — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 While most hydrangeas only bloom once in summer, there are some hydrangea varieties that can bloom twice—given the right conditions—taking your display from late spring right up until the very first frost in fall. — Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 26 June 2026 Metrics for education attainment used data to look at how much of the population had degrees, anywhere from high-school up until a doctoral degree. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for up until

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“Up until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20until. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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