Talk:until

If we are speaking in the future tense, can some one tell me if: "A until B" does not imply "not A after B"... nor does it even assure "B".

You sit right there until your dad gets home, young man! (It does not imply that he will not have to remain in the seat even after his dad gets home. And it is not absolutely assured that his dad will ever come home, because he could have an accident on the way.) —Stephen 00:52, 11 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

It seems that "until" is not used in a local sense. I as a non-native speaker didn't know that. Now I'm wondering: What do you use instead in a sentence like: Can you throw the ball until here? Or: Can you jump on one leg until there? I mean that's what I would have said (and thought was correct). Now I'm just wondering how to say it in correct English! Thanks! Kolmiel (talk) 20:02, 22 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

"Throw the ball here", "jump there on one leg". You don't need a preposition. (You could say "jump as far as there", but it sounds rather redundant and stilted.) Equinox ◑ 00:41, 23 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Tuesday is a period of time that is 24 hours long. So is "I am on holiday until Tuesday" just wrong? Or does it mean that I am back in work on Tuesday? Or that I am back in work only on Wednesday? Non-native speaker point of confusion. 15:51, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

It's fine. It means you are back on Tuesday. Equinox ◑ 15:51, 8 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Before a time or event (used in negative statements) He did not go until noon --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:53, 6 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Kim didn’t sleep until noon could mean either “Kim went to sleep at noon” or “Kim got up before noon.” https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=not --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:52, 30 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Ellipsis discussed at Wiktionary:Tea room/2023/April#until. - -sche (discuss) 20:00, 26 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

/ˈʌntəl/ also occasionally, in STRESS SHIFT environments (ˌuntil ˈnow) JMGN (talk) 22:51, 15 June 2024 (UTC)Reply